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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. Support the podcast and go deeper with Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content (coming soon): [dailystoic.com/premium] (http://dailystoic.com/premium)

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. Support the podcast and go deeper with Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content (coming soon): [dailystoic.com/premium] (http://dailystoic.com/premium)

 

#2975

BONUS | Ryan Holiday Responds to Daniel Radcliffe

In a recent interview, Daniel Radcliffe talked about the book " [How To Hide an Empire] (h... more

4 hrs Ago

08 MINS

08:37

4 hrs Ago


#2974

No, This Is The Mission | Kindness Is Always The Right Response

You thought you were supposed to be doing this. You thought your job was to do that. But t... more

4 hrs Ago

08 MINS

08:01

4 hrs Ago


#2973

It Can Change Everything | A Real-Life Example of How to Build a Coaching Tree

Great leaders don’t just build winning teams, they build people who can go on to lead with... more

Yesterday

25 MINS

25:58

Yesterday


#2972

We Owe It All To Them | What Marcus Aurelius Learned From His Mother

In honor of Mother’s Day, Ryan talks with [Donald Robertson] (https://www.youtube.com/watc... more

10 May 2026

13 MINS

13:35

10 May 2026


#2971

Rock Bottom, Recovery, and Starting Over at 40 | Jon Gustin

[Jon Gustin] (https://www.instagram.com/thetireddad/) got sober at the beginning of 2023, ... more

09 May 2026

22 MINS

22:30

09 May 2026


#2970

The Stoic All the Stoics Admired

Cato’s life was his philosophy, and the Stoics never stopped looking to his example. In to... more

08 May 2026

30 MINS

30:17

08 May 2026


#2969

BONUS | 6 Stoic Rules of Arete (Excellence)

Arete. To the Greeks, it meant excellence. It was the ultimate expression of human greatne... more

07 May 2026

03 MINS

03:19

07 May 2026


#2968

It Can’t Think About You | How to Be a Better Friend, According to the Stoics

These are impersonal forces. This is fortune and fate. It’s not targeting you. It’s not fa... more

07 May 2026

15 MINS

15:10

07 May 2026


#2967

You Think You Want Autonomy. You Don’t. | David Epstein

You think you want more freedom, but too much of it can work against you. In this episode,... more

06 May 2026

20 MINS

20:18

06 May 2026


#2966

They’re Not Thinking About You At All

They’re awful. They’re frustrating. They need to be stopped. These are the people who take... more

06 May 2026

01 MINS

01:44

06 May 2026


#2965

This is the Part To Love | How a Stoic Deals with Obnoxious People

The terrible diagnosis. The betrayal. The broken heart. Are they Stoics really saying you ... more

05 May 2026

15 MINS

15:54

05 May 2026


#2964

When Your Passion Is Master of Your Reason… | We Are a Product of Our Habits

Recognizing your anger in the moment, feeling it rising before it takes over, means you’ve... more

04 May 2026

07 MINS

07:32

04 May 2026


#2963

40 Hidden Lessons From Marcus Aurelius' Meditations

You think you’ve read [Meditations] (https://store.dailystoic.com/products/meditations-mar... more

03 May 2026

43 MINS

43:41

03 May 2026


#2962

What Comes After Surviving the Unthinkable | Kyle Carpenter

What happens after you survive something that should have killed you? After being critical... more

02 May 2026

40 MINS

40:32

02 May 2026


#2961

BONUS | Ryan Holiday's Response to Ivanka Trump

Watch Ryan's response on [The Daily Stoic YouTube channel] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?... more

01 May 2026

04 MINS

04:55

01 May 2026