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The Daily Stoic podcast

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. New episodes come out every day for free. Listen 1-week early on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday and to all episodes ad-free, with Wondery+ or Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.

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. New episodes come out every day for free. Listen 1-week early on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday and to all episodes ad-free, with Wondery+ or Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.

 

#1834

You’re Not Dead Yet… | 9 Stoic Secrets For Self-Mastery (From Experts)

Marcus Aurelius was already quite old while writing [Meditations] (https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations) . He was sick and surrounded by plague. Seneca was a marked man from the moment he left Nero’s service. But as aware as these men were of their ticking clocks, they were also quite aware that they were not dead yet. Seneca wrote many of his most beautiful letters in those final years. --- And in today's Daily Stoic video excerpt, Ryan shares 9 Stoic Secrets from some of the great thinkers of the modern world: Alexander Ludwig, Tom Brady's Sports Psychologist Greg Harden, Joe Rogan, Robert Greene, Guy Raz, Steven Pressfield, Tony Gonzalez, Carli Lloyd, and Chris Bosh that will help you get the most out of your life and continue on the path to self-mastery. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] (http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail) 🏛 Check out the [Daily Stoic Store] (https://store.dailystoic.com/) for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 📱 Follow us: [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/dailystoic) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic) , [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic) See Privacy Policy at [https://art19.com/privacy] (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info] (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info) . ... Read more

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#1833

You Really Can’t Hear This Enough | Practice Silence

One of the most highlighted passages in the digital version of [The Daily Stoic] (https://store.dailystoic.com/products/the-daily-stoic-signed-edition) is the December 9th quote from Seneca: “Were all the geniuses of history to focus on this single theme, they could never fully express their bafflement at the darkness of the human mind. No person would give up even an inch of their estate, and the slightest dispute with a neighbor can mean hell to pay; yet we easily let others encroach on our lives—worse, we often pave the way for those who will take it over. No person hands out their money to passersby, but to how many do each of us hand out our lives! We’re tight-fisted with property and money, yet think too little of wasting time, the one thing about which we should all be the toughest misers.” --- And with today's meditation on the day's Daily Journal excerpt, Ryan reminds us that it takes courage saying less and to be bold in your silence. That’s why we created our own additions to the rich history of memento mori, including: The [memento mori medallion] (https://store.dailystoic.com/products/memento-mori) , [memento mori signet ring] (https://store.dailystoic.com/products/memento-mori-premium-signet-ring) And the [memento mori pendant] (https://store.dailystoic.com/products/memento-mori-pendant-1) , All these were created to remind us that we must live NOW, while there is still time. ⏳ You can view our entire Memento Mori Collection at [dailystoic.com/mm] (http://dailystoic.com/mm) ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] (http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail) 🏛 Check out the [Daily Stoic Store] (https://store.dailystoic.com/) for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 📱 Follow us: [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/dailystoic) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic) , [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic) See Privacy Policy at [https://art19.com/privacy] (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info] (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info) . ... Read more

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#1832

How To Improve Any Team With Ego Management And Silence

Today, Ryan presents a talk he gave to a group of coaches at the Tennessee Athletics Department about the core concepts of Stoicism and how they can apply them to their coaching practices in order to make their players, teams, and themselves better. In this second half of the talk, Ryan explains how the ego can be harnessed for the good of the team, the importance of coaches to model the attitude that they would like to see in their athletes, how finding moments to be still helps the competitor stay even keeled during the highs and the lows, and more. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] (http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail) 🏛 Check out the [Daily Stoic Store] (https://store.dailystoic.com/) for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 📱 Follow us: [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/dailystoic) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic) , [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic) See Privacy Policy at [https://art19.com/privacy] (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info] (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info) . ... Read more

01 Oct 2023

08 MINS

08:01

01 Oct 2023


#1831

Nate Boyer On Striving For Excellence In Everything

Ryan speaks with Nate Boyer in the first of a two-part interview about what serving six years and multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Green Beret taught him about life, how he was able to become an NFL starter at a position he had never played before, how he is striving to be great in his television career, and more. Nate Boyer is a United States Army Green Beret, former football player, actor, director, producer, and television host. Despite never having played a down of organized football in his life, Nate played college football as a walk-on at the University of Texas, and he was later signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2015. In 2004, Nate became a relief worker shortly before enlisting in the Army and being accepted into the Green Berets. He earned an honorable discharge after six years of service, after which he pursued a career in film and television. Since then, he has appeared in an ESPN documentary about his life, the film Den of Thieves, the show Mayans M.C., the video game Madden NFL 18, and many other notable media properties. Nate currently hosts the Discovery channel reality competition series Survive the Raft. In 2022, Nate wrote, directed, and starred in the acclaimed film [MVP] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qztNOSLdz0s) . You can follow Nate on Instagram [@NateBoyer37] (https://www.instagram.com/nateboyer37/?hl=en) , and you can check out his charity Merging Vets and Players at [vetsandplayers.org] (https://vetsandplayers.org/) . ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] (http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail) 🏛 Check out the [Daily Stoic Store] (https://store.dailystoic.com/) for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 📱 Follow us: [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/dailystoic) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic) , [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic) See Privacy Policy at [https://art19.com/privacy] (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info] (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info) . ... Read more

30 Sep 2023

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:32

30 Sep 2023


#1830

You Either Are Or You Aren’t | Your Actual Needs Are Small

It’s impossible not to read [Marcus Aurelius] (https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations) or [Seneca] (https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/philosophy13?_pos=4&_sid=1c88cf0c4&_ss=r) and sense that they were always working. Not that they were literally always at the office–as we said, they believed in a kind of [work life balance] (https://dailystoic.com/this-is-the-secret/) –but on themselves. They were studying. They were reflecting. They were asking questions. Late at night after his wife went to sleep, Seneca would pull out his [journals and evaluate the day] (https://dailystoic.com/journaling/) , going over what he’d done well, where he didn’t live up to his standards. Marcus, most famously, was seen as an old man, picking up his tablets and heading off to attend a lecture by Sextus, a wise teacher. --- And in today's excerpt from The Daily Stoic, Ryan explains why it feels so beneficial accepting what you think is normal, the importance on understanding why your actual needs are small, and living by stoics like Seneca who believe that nothing can satisfy greed. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] (http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail) 🏛 Check out the [Daily Stoic Store] (https://store.dailystoic.com/) for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 📱 Follow us: [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/dailystoic) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic) , [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic) See Privacy Policy at [https://art19.com/privacy] (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info] (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info) . ... Read more

29 Sep 2023

07 MINS

07:37

29 Sep 2023


#1829

It’s Ok To Break | Ask DS

When Marcus Aurelius heard that his beloved teacher Fronto had lost a grandchild, he sent him a letter. Perhaps, if you believe in the stereotype of the unfeeling Stoic, you might expect that this letter was intended to buck his friend up, or attempted to remind the grieving Fronto that loss was a part of life and something we had to be prepared for. In our recent [interview with Professor Martha Nussbaum] (https://dailystoic.com/professor-martha-nussbaum-on-humanitys-obligation-to-protect-animal-rights/) on the [Daily Stoic podcast] (https://dailystoic.com/podcast/) , we talked about this exchange. --- And in today's Ask Daily Stoic, Ryan answers questions from a conference of tech and e-commerce entrepreneurs after a talk he gave in downtown Austin. The topics that he covers include how Ryan manages his time between writing books and creating content,why he searches for wisdom from a wide variety of sources, and how we can balance our decisions with the context that we are making them in. 📕 You can learn more about the tragedy and triumphs of Marcus Aurelius’ life as well as those of Cicero’s in [Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius] (https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/ryan9?_pos=1&_sid=2615fcf54&_ss=r&variant=40308614267034) . ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] (http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail) 🏛 Check out the [Daily Stoic Store] (https://store.dailystoic.com/) for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 📱 Follow us: [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/dailystoic) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic) , [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic) See Privacy Policy at [https://art19.com/privacy] (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info] (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info) . ... Read more

28 Sep 2023

11 MINS

11:42

28 Sep 2023


#1828

Don’t Be A Snob

Because of the work we’ve done. Because of the study. Because of the experiences. We know. We know what’s right. We know what’s possible. We know how things should go. The problem, as we’ve said before, is that it’s very easy to forget that the Stoics believed only in * [self-*discipline] (https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/discipline) . 📗 Go to [store.dailystoic.com/pages/discipline] (https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/discipline) to order your copy of Discipline Is Destiny: The Power Of Self-Control. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] (http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail) 🏛 Check out the [Daily Stoic Store] (https://store.dailystoic.com/) for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 📱 Follow us: [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/dailystoic) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic) , [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic) See Privacy Policy at [https://art19.com/privacy] (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info] (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info) . ... Read more

27 Sep 2023

03 MINS

03:12

27 Sep 2023


#1827

Heather Cox Richardson On What History Teaches Us About Fighting The Dark Energy Of The Human Soul

Ryan speaks with Heather Cox Richardson about her new book [Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America] (https://geni.us/Unrd) , her mission to deliver history as a way of promoting human connection, changing the game of story-telling, how to combat the dark energies that are fed by sowing division and more. Heather Cox Richardson is an American historian, author and educator. She is a professor of history at Boston College, where she teaches courses on the American Civil War, the Reconstruction Era, the American West, and the Plains Indians. In addition to her widely renowned books on history, which include [How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America] (https://geni.us/qzmEAIB) and [Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre] (https://geni.us/XiX9C) , Heather also puts out a newsletter on one of the largest Substacks on the internet, [Letters from an American] (https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/) , with over 1.2 million subscribers. She also co-hosts the [Now and Then Podcast] (https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/s/now-and-then) with fellow historian Joanne Freeman. Heather was named one of USA Today’s Women of the Year in 2022. Her work can be found at [heathercoxrichardson.substack.com] (https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/) . ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] (http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail) 🏛 Check out the [Daily Stoic Store] (https://store.dailystoic.com/) for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 📱 Follow us: [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/dailystoic) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic) , [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic) See Privacy Policy at [https://art19.com/privacy] (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info] (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info) . ... Read more

27 Sep 2023

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:30

27 Sep 2023


#1826

You Should Ask Yourself This Question When You Mess Up | 9 Stoic Keys To Building Character That Las...

Look, we all mess up. We take certain people or clients for granted and a relationship deteriorates. We get distracted and make an unnecessary mistake. We are overwhelmed by a passion [or a temper] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SR1yqo0NLk&ab_channel=DailyStoic) and do something bad. We’re humans. It happens. What follows are consequences. --- And in today's video excerpt from the [Daily Stoic YouTube channel] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-NYw0MAbOM) , Ryan defines nine key methods that the Stoics used to build character that will help steer you toward a new destiny. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] (http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail) 🏛 Check out the [Daily Stoic Store] (https://store.dailystoic.com/) for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 📱 Follow us: [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/dailystoic) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic) , [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic) See Privacy Policy at [https://art19.com/privacy] (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info] (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info) . ... Read more

26 Sep 2023

10 MINS

10:48

26 Sep 2023


#1825

You Either Are Or You Aren’t | Panic Is Self-Inflicted Harm

It’s impossible not to read [Marcus Aurelius] (https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations) or [Seneca] (https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/philosophy13?_pos=4&_sid=1c88cf0c4&_ss=r) and sense that they were always working. Not that they were literally always at the office–as we said, they believed in a kind of [work life balance] (https://dailystoic.com/this-is-the-secret/) –but on themselves. They were studying. They were reflecting. They were asking questions. --- And with today's meditation on the day's Daily Journal excerpt, Ryan discusses why panic, which only serves to expose us to greater danger, can only be avoided by effective preparation. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] (http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail) 🏛 Check out the [Daily Stoic Store] (https://store.dailystoic.com/) for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 📱 Follow us: [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/dailystoic) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic) , [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic) See Privacy Policy at [https://art19.com/privacy] (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info] (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info) . ... Read more

25 Sep 2023

06 MINS

06:30

25 Sep 2023


#1824

How To Be A Leader (According To Plutarch)

As one of history’s most important biographers and essayists, Plutarch studied deeply the traits of great Greek and Roman leaders to identify just what it is that made them great. In today’s audiobook reading, Ryan shares an excerpt from [How to Be a Leader: An Ancient Guide to Wise Leadership] (https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/selfhelp13?_pos=1&_sid=f6ad29989&_ss=r) , in which Plutarch clearly and succinctly lays out his thoughts on the subject, as well as his advice to anyone striving to become a leader. This book is part of the fantastic Princeton University Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers series, which you can find at The Painted Porch. 💪 Visit [store.dailystoic.com/pages/leadership] (https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/leadership) to sign up for in the Daily Stoic Leadership Challenge before September 25th. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] (http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail) 🏛 Check out the [Daily Stoic Store] (https://store.dailystoic.com/) for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 📱 Follow us: [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/dailystoic) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic) , [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic) See Privacy Policy at [https://art19.com/privacy] (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info] (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info) . ... Read more

24 Sep 2023

29 MINS

29:57

24 Sep 2023


#1823

Jake Seliger On Cancer, Acceptance, And The Gift Of Life

Ryan speaks with Jake Seliger about how his cancer diagnosis and having his tongue removed have changed his perspective on life, why he is prioritizing people much more highly than work now, how he is making every single minute count, what he is trying to communicate with his recent outpouring of creativity, accepting death, and more. Jake Seliger is a writer, editor, and researcher. He has written two novels: [The Hook] (https://geni.us/IcYlZ) and [Asking Anna] (https://geni.us/dBoppOS) , as well as many [essays] (https://jakeseliger.com/essays/) covering a wide range of social and scientific subjects. Jake is also the Principal of [Seliger + Associates] (https://seliger.com/) , a grant writing and grant source service for nonprofits, public agencies and selected businesses throughout the United States. In October of 2022, Jake was diagnosed with tongue cancer, which called for the complete removal of his tongue. Despite that surgery, a later diagnosis found that the cancer had spread more quickly than expected, and tumors were found in his neck and lungs. He and his family are now raising funds to undergo the next round of treatments. Jake’s own account of the surgeries and reflections on his experiences can be read here: [jakeseliger.com/2023/09/09/life-swallowing-tasting-and-speaking-after-a-total-glossectomy-meaning-i-have-no-tongue] (https://jakeseliger.com/2023/09/09/life-swallowing-tasting-and-speaking-after-a-total-glossectomy-meaning-i-have-no-tongue/) . You can find Jake’s work on [jakeseliger.com] (https://jakeseliger.com/) and on Twitter [@seligerj] (https://twitter.com/seligerj?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) , and please do visit his GoFundMe to help pay for his cancer treatment at [www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-fight-against-cancer-with-jake-s] (http://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-fight-against-cancer-with-jake-s) . ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] (http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail) 🏛 Check out the [Daily Stoic Store] (https://store.dailystoic.com/) for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 📱 Follow us: [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/dailystoic) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic) , [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic) See Privacy Policy at [https://art19.com/privacy] (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info] (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info) . ... Read more

23 Sep 2023

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:41

23 Sep 2023


#1822

Consider The Cost Of Those Perks | No Pain, No Gain

During the American Revolution—as in any war—the British quite rightly targeted the estates and the landholdings of the leadership on the American side. Because to them, these men weren’t founders—they were instigators. At one point in the war, George Washington’s estate was threatened by advancing troops. Thinking he might be able to save his boss’s property, one of Washington’s overseers rushed out to try to convince the enemy to spare them. When Washington heard about this, he was not pleased. In fact, he wrote immediately to his staff:I’d rather my home be demolished than receive special treatment. --- And in today's excerpt from The Daily Stoic, Ryan explains why the competition found in sports is such a great space for planting and sowing the seeds of resilience, determination, and courage that directly transfer into a life well lived. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] (http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail) 🏛 Check out the [Daily Stoic Store] (https://store.dailystoic.com/) for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 📱 Follow us: [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/dailystoic) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic) , [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic) See Privacy Policy at [https://art19.com/privacy] (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info] (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info) . ... Read more

22 Sep 2023

07 MINS

07:37

22 Sep 2023


#1821

You’ve Just Got To Keep Going Back | Ask DS

It’s impossible not to read [Marcus Aurelius] (https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations) or [Seneca] (https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/philosophy13?_pos=4&_sid=1c88cf0c4&_ss=r) and sense that they were always working. Not that they were literally always at the office–as we said, they believed in a kind of [work life balance] (https://dailystoic.com/this-is-the-secret/) –but on themselves. They were studying. They were reflecting. They were asking questions. Late at night after his wife went to sleep, Seneca would pull out his [journals and evaluate the day] (https://dailystoic.com/journaling/) , going over what he’d done well, where he didn’t live up to his standards. Marcus, most famously, was seen as an old man, picking up his tablets and heading off to attend a lecture by Sextus, a wise teacher. --- And in today's Ask Daily Stoic, Ryan speaks with members of the Minnesota Twins organization about how Stoicism can be applied to make their business better. The lessons that Ryan covers include how her re-centers when he finds himself straying from his Stoic path,the "ah-ha" moment that got him hooked on the teachings of Stoicism,and why Stoicism is a philosophy for all of life. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] (http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail) 🏛 Check out the [Daily Stoic Store] (https://store.dailystoic.com/) for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 📱 Follow us: [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/dailystoic) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic) , [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic) See Privacy Policy at [https://art19.com/privacy] (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info] (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info) . ... Read more

21 Sep 2023

11 MINS

11:24

21 Sep 2023