The Daily Stoic

It’d be wonderful if every great novel was easy to get into, if every philosophy was made ... more

It would be nice if they got it. If they understood why they did it. How they hurt us. Wha... more

Not all the Stoics were leaders, but all of them were readers. Turn the words into works �... more

Seneca lived through illness, exile, and the brutal reign of Nero. In today’s episode, Rya... more

Slow down. Pause. Take a breath. Because one day, you’ll realize you rushed through too mu... more

Ryan thought [running 50 kilometers] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2LNSVXbsaI) through... more

In Rome, Ryan could barely go for a run without passing a place connected to Stoic history... more

It’s already Labor Day weekend. What happened? 📘 [The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday] (https... more

If Ryan could sit down with Marcus Aurelius and ask him one question, it wouldn’t be about... more

It might even be easy to use some of the Stoic teachings to tell yourself that travel is e... more

“Why should we get angry at the world,” Marcus Aurelius writes, “as if the world would not... more

In this bonus episode, Ryan shares seven books that will help you think more clearly, use ... more

We need to take a step back from problems, arguments, and frustrations. To look at the big... more

People have, since Prometheus, developed technology that frees us from backbreaking drudge... more

Marcus Aurelius has only one core work, which was actually never intended for publication:... more

Behind [Jet Li] (https://www.instagram.com/jetli/) ’s martial arts mastery and internation... more

Discipline is a daily practice, and these seven Stoic rules will help you stick with it. �... more

Fortune behaves however she pleases, as Seneca put it. 🎶 Song lyrics: [Lost Weekend - Pho... more

A chaotic few days on the road gave Ryan plenty of opportunities to practice what the Stoi... more

If you are a slave to your desires, if you are a slave to your fears, if you are a slave t... more

Wisdom doesn’t come from first impressions and it does not come easy. It’s hard work…and t... more

We often imagine that freedom means having more power, more money, or fewer people telling... more

When everyone else seems to be abandoning their standards, what keeps you from abandoning ... more

With enough practice, Seneca said, he found he could think anywhere. He could find stillne... more

Most people think about time as something they have plenty of until they suddenly don’t. B... more

In today's episode, Ryan and [Steven Pressfield] (https://www.instagram.com/steven_pressfi... more

Before you trust your first reaction, assumption, or opinion, the Stoics would tell you to... more

These things happen to people…therefore they could happen to you. 📔 Pick up your own lea... more