The Daily Stoic
For centuries, all sorts of people—generals and politicians, athletes and coaches, writers and leaders—have looked to the teachings of Stoicism to help guide their lives. Each day, author and speaker Ryan Holiday brings you a new lesson about life, inspired by the thoughts and writings of great Stoic thinkers like Marcus Aurelius and Seneca the Younger. Daily Stoic Podcast also features Q+As with listeners and interviews with notable figures from sports, academia, politics, and more. Learn more at DailyStoic.com.Listen to THE DAILY STOIC on the Wondery App or wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting https://wondery.com/links/the-daily-stoic/ now.
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Becoming A Professional | The War of Art Excerpt
Sat Jun 29 2024
It’s Good If It Makes You Good | Ask DS
Wed Jun 26 2024
It’s Impossible, You Know
Tue Jun 25 2024
Quietly Chasing Dreams & The Secret To Momentum | Rich Roll
Fri Jun 21 2024
Can You At Least Be This? | Ask DS
Wed Jun 19 2024
It’s Not About The Words. It’s About This.
Tue Jun 18 2024
Avoid This Form Of Insanity | Take A Walk
Sun Jun 16 2024
Make Good Trouble | Right Thing, Right Now Excerpt
Sat Jun 15 2024
This Is How You Always Win | NPR On Point
Wed Jun 12 2024
We Face The Path Of Time
Tue Jun 11 2024
They’re Throwing This To You | Try The Other Handle
Sun Jun 09 2024
How Marcus Aurelius Became Marcus Aurelius
Sat Jun 08 2024
The Cost of Chasing Success | Chris Distefano
Fri Jun 07 2024
Look Through The Window | Finding The Right Mentors
Thu Jun 06 2024
We All Carry A Debt (Will We Repay?) | Role Models
Sun Jun 02 2024
The Seeds Of Virtue | Oikeiosis
Sat Jun 01 2024
Justice As A Verb | We Have But One Obligation
Thu May 30 2024
Do You Really Have Time For This? | GitHub Q&A
Wed May 29 2024
The Self-Discipline of Running | Matt Choi
Tue May 28 2024
How Will This Change You?
Tue May 28 2024
Which Will You Be? | 10 Stoic Exercises To Get You Started
Mon May 27 2024
What Are You Fighting For? | The View From Above
Sun May 26 2024
At All Costs, Keep This | M Financial Group Talk
Sat May 25 2024
Do Your Best. Then Do This. | Making Your Own Good Fortune
Thu May 23 2024
Let These Make You Better | Bastrop Library Q&A
Wed May 22 2024
If Only They Really Knew…
Tue May 21 2024
Bro-icism vs Stoicism | Donald Robertson PT 2
Tue May 21 2024
Are You Responsible? | Practice True Joy
Sun May 19 2024
Do Your Job | Right Thing Right Now Excerpt
Sat May 18 2024
Balancing Power As An Emperor | Donald Robertson PT 1
Fri May 17 2024
This Is How To Be Fearless | The Stoic Is A Work In Progress
Thu May 16 2024
There’s A Reason People Like This Line | Ask DS
Wed May 15 2024
Character Is Fate
Tue May 14 2024
How The Greats Pursue Happiness | Jeffrey Rosen
Tue May 14 2024
Steven Pressfield Painted Porch Book Tour
Sat May 11 2024
Optimizing Your Relationship With Money | Bill Perkins
Fri May 10 2024
The Most Important Thing | Ask DS
Wed May 08 2024
Little is Needed for the Happy Life
Tue May 07 2024
Choose To Become Your Best | Paul Rabil PT2
Tue May 07 2024
This is Calling You | We Are A Product Of Our Habits
Sun May 05 2024
How To Be Free | Epictetus
Sat May 04 2024
Mastering High Performance | Paul Rabil PT1
Fri May 03 2024
This Is The Most Important Virtue | Ask DS
Wed May 01 2024
You Can’t Escape This
Tue Apr 30 2024
It Can Make You Better | Show, Don’t Tell
Sun Apr 28 2024
How To Balance Ego With Striving | LinkedIn Talk
Sat Apr 27 2024
Thinking Outside of Your Tradition | Arthur Brooks
Fri Apr 26 2024
If You Had The World Enough and Time… | Ask DS
Wed Apr 24 2024
This is How You Make Hard Situations Easier
Tue Apr 23 2024
Why Everything is F*cked | Mark Manson
Tue Apr 23 2024
You Can't Get Even | The Freedom Of Contempt
Sun Apr 21 2024
What Do You Have To Show For It? | Our Sphere Of Impulses
Thu Apr 18 2024
This Is How To Capture The Magic | Ask Daily Stoic
Wed Apr 17 2024
There’s a Difference Between Urge and Action
Tue Apr 16 2024
How Many Are Left? | Impulse Control
Sun Apr 14 2024
Tom Segura Tours The Painted Porch
Sat Apr 13 2024
Why You Should Run Towards Your Fear | Martha McSally PT2
Fri Apr 12 2024
It Made Him Great
Tue Apr 09 2024
Don’t Be Replaced | Test Your Impressions
Sun Apr 07 2024
How To Be A Supercommunicator | Charles Duhigg
Fri Apr 05 2024
Life Is Predictably Unpredictable | Trust But Verify
Thu Apr 04 2024
What Limits You?
Tue Apr 02 2024
Listen Now: How I Built…Liquid Death
Sun Mar 31 2024
You Have To Major In Your Majors | What Can Go Wrong… Might
Sun Mar 31 2024
The 9 Core Stoic Beliefs
Sat Mar 30 2024
Finding Purpose In An Abandoned Ghost Town | Brent Underwood
Fri Mar 29 2024
It’s Better Than A Grave And A Hearse | Ask Daily Stoic
Wed Mar 27 2024
You're On Your Own, Kid
Tue Mar 26 2024
How Emerson Can Change Your Life
Sat Mar 23 2024
Balancing Purpose and Profit | Sam Parr PT 1
Fri Mar 22 2024
Which Approach Will You Take? | The Sign Of True Education
Thu Mar 21 2024
This Choice Can Change Everything | Ask Daily Stoic
Wed Mar 20 2024
Solve The Problem First
Tue Mar 19 2024
Do This While You Can | The Portable Retreat
Sun Mar 17 2024
It's Time To Get Clean | Kentucky Wildcats Basketball
Sat Mar 16 2024
Don’t Rush Through This | Ask DS
Wed Mar 13 2024
You Gotta Be Able To Do This
Tue Mar 12 2024
Can You See This In It?
Tue Mar 05 2024
Why Reflection is a Super Power | Lt Colonel Mike Erwin
Tue Mar 05 2024
No One is Self-Made | What Expensive Things Cost
Sun Mar 03 2024
How To Remain Calm | 9 Tips From The Stoics
Sat Mar 02 2024
Robert Greene and Ryan Holiday on Ego and Power | LIVE in LA
Fri Mar 01 2024
Are You Too Much Of A Coward? | Where Philosophy Begins
Thu Feb 29 2024
Whatever You Call It, Steer Clear | Ask DS
Wed Feb 28 2024
You Can Always Possess This
Tue Feb 27 2024
Stop Expecting This | Cultivate Indifference
Sun Feb 25 2024
The Curse Of Success | Morgan Housel PT 1
Fri Feb 23 2024
5 Ways That Ego Holds Us Back And Unlocking Human Potential
Sat Jan 20 2024
Regulation First, Happiness Second | Ask DS
Wed Jan 17 2024
You’re Always Where You Leave Yourself
Tue Jan 16 2024
You Must Practice This | The One Path To Serenity
Thu Jan 11 2024
What Part Will You Play? | Ask DS
Wed Jan 10 2024
Do This To Get That
Tue Jan 09 2024
Why They Do This
Sat Dec 30 2023
100 Life Lessons From Marcus Aurelius
Sat Dec 30 2023
This Is What They Do | Give Thanks
Thu Dec 28 2023
There Is No Better Time Than Now | Ask DS
Wed Dec 27 2023
Nothing Better Than A Simple Pleasure
Tue Dec 26 2023
Will You Receive This Gift? | Turn Words Into Works
Sun Dec 24 2023
A New You For a New Year
Sun Dec 24 2023
This Is Not For The Weak | Stake Your Own Claim
Thu Dec 21 2023
When You Come To The Crossroads… | Ask Ds
Wed Dec 20 2023
This is the Secret To Getting Better
Tue Dec 19 2023
It’s Time To Change
Sun Dec 17 2023
Epictetus - Discourses Pt. 5: Against the Sceptics
Sat Dec 16 2023
You Must Seek This Out | Ask Ds
Wed Dec 13 2023
Do You Have This Ability?
Wed Dec 13 2023
The Most Valuable Real Estate In The World | Ask DS
Thu Dec 07 2023
No Matter What, This Is All You Have To Do
Tue Dec 05 2023
Lives Of The Stoics |Marcus Aurelius The Philosopher King
Sat Dec 02 2023
Joy Even So (Part 2) | Pretend Today Is The End
Fri Dec 01 2023
Don't Let Them Turn You Into This | Ask DS
Thu Nov 30 2023
Do You Really Like This?
Wed Nov 29 2023
Here’s The Deal | Balance The Books Of Life
Mon Nov 27 2023
Overcoming Adversity In Leadership Roles
Sun Nov 26 2023
It’s All A Gift | Ask Ds
Thu Nov 23 2023
What Comes Next Matters Less
Wed Nov 22 2023
Put All Of Your Energy Into This | Practice Letting Go
Mon Nov 20 2023
Epictetus - Discourses Pt. 4: On Progress
Sat Nov 18 2023
What Do You See? | Ask Ds
Thu Nov 16 2023
This Is What Will Happen To Your Accomplishments
Wed Nov 15 2023
Steven Pressfield On Work Without Attachments (Part 1)
Fri Nov 10 2023
All Success Is A Lagging Indicator | Always The Same
Fri Nov 10 2023
Joy Even So (Part 1)
Wed Nov 08 2023
All The Stoics Were Kings | Following The Doctor’s Orders
Fri Nov 03 2023
This Matters Way More Than The Details | Ask DS
Thu Nov 02 2023
Performance Anxiety & Yips With Eileen Canney Linnehan
Tue Oct 31 2023
The Power Of Purpose
Sat Oct 28 2023
This Is What We Use This For | Build Up, Don’t Tear Down
Mon Oct 23 2023
The Kind of Philosophical Life To Aim For
Sat Oct 21 2023
There Is Always Both | Marks Of The Good Life
Fri Oct 20 2023
Don’t Underestimate This | Ask DS
Thu Oct 19 2023
We Can Never Not Be All Of Us
Wed Oct 18 2023
Don’t Let This Crush You | Make Honesty Your Only Policy