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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) Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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) Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#3183

10 Stoic Lessons It Took Ryan 10 Years to Understand

Ten years after publishing [ The Daily Stoic] (https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/the-dail... more

21 hrs Ago

21 MINS

21:14

21 hrs Ago


#3182

This Was The Difference (and it makes ALL the difference)

Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus shared the same DNA. They, like all fathers and sons,... more

21 hrs Ago

02 MINS

02:03

21 hrs Ago


#3181

It Started Small (Who Would Imagine It Would Make This Far?) | Matt Choi’s Daily Stoic Practice

You read a page in the morning. You think about it. You take it into your day. Maybe it he... more

Yesterday

11 MINS

11:45

Yesterday


#3180

This is How You Die Before Your Time

It might help you stay in the game. It might make you successful. It might even keep you a... more

19 Oct 2026

13 MINS

13:20

19 Oct 2026


#3179

The Top 10 Most Popular Passages From The Daily Stoic

The whole point of Stoicism is that you’re supposed to keep progressing, keep examining yo... more

18 Oct 2026

18 MINS

18:25

18 Oct 2026


#3178

Why Grit Isn’t Enough | Angela Duckworth

You’d expect the psychologist behind the bestselling book [Grit] (https://www.thepaintedpo... more

17 Oct 2026

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:35

17 Oct 2026


#3177

The Leaves Are On The Ground

You can see it happening to the trees. You can feel it in the air. It’s fall. 🎟️ [ ] (htt... more

16 Oct 2026

01 MINS

01:36

16 Oct 2026


#3176

Inside Ryan Holiday’s $250K Reading List

You could spend a lot of time and money earning an MBA, or you could start with these book... more

16 Oct 2026

13 MINS

13:39

16 Oct 2026


#3175

BONUS: Toxic Masculinity, Cancel Culture & Politics

In this bonus episode, Ryan answers questions about handling other people’s opinions, toxi... more

15 Oct 2026

10 MINS

10:02

15 Oct 2026


#3174

This Is a Very Important Conversation You’re A Part Of | Jaimie Alexander’s Daily Stoic Practice

That’s how this conversation survives. Someone reads something. Thinks about it. Shares it... more

15 Oct 2026

12 MINS

12:39

15 Oct 2026


#3173

Stoicism Requires You to Stay a Student | Codie Sanchez

You might have a great idea, some success, or the confidence to risk everything. But you s... more

14 Oct 2026

13 MINS

13:28

14 Oct 2026


#3172

You Don’t Get To Do One Last Thing

It might be important to you. It might be long-planned. Maybe it’s unfinished business. Ma... more

14 Oct 2026

01 MINS

01:59

14 Oct 2026


#3171

Most Things Haven’t Changed (But This Has) | What Do the Stoics Say About Attachment?

Human beings are human beings. We have the same weaknesses. We have the same tendencies. W... more

13 Oct 2026

24 MINS

24:33

13 Oct 2026


#3170

This Isn’t How Anyone Wants It To Go (So This Is What We Have To Do) | Practice Love

Nobody would choose most of the difficulties and troubles that they face. The question is ... more

12 Oct 2026

07 MINS

07:27

12 Oct 2026


#3169

The Most Important Things You Need To Stop Doing

We’re not the first culture to burn out and dream of getting away from it all. But the Sto... more

11 Oct 2026

16 MINS

16:30

11 Oct 2026


#3168

The New Gilded Age: Are We Repeating the Gold Rush? | Nathaniel Philbrick

From the California Gold Rush to the railroad boom to Silicon Valley, the promise of insta... more

10 Oct 2026

42 MINS

42:50

10 Oct 2026


#3167

Not Everyone Is Lucky Enough To Do This | 9 Core Stoic Beliefs

We have power of movement—literally and figuratively—that not everyone has, that we oursel... more

09 Oct 2026

25 MINS

25:28

09 Oct 2026


#3166

Go Back And Pick It Up Again | Is This the Life You Worked For?

Everyone has a book that changed their life. But how long has it been since you first read... more

08 Oct 2026

10 MINS

10:16

08 Oct 2026


#3165

BONUS | A Selfish Reason To Be Good

“The person who does wrong, does wrong to themselves. The unjust person is unjust to thems... more

07 Oct 2026

02 MINS

02:31

07 Oct 2026


#3164

How to Get the Most Out of Reading (A Stoic Guide)

To be a great reader, it&#39;s not enough that you read. It&#39;s how you read. In this ep... more

07 Oct 2026

12 MINS

12:17

07 Oct 2026


#3163

You Gave Them This For Free?

“Let no one rob me of a single day,” Seneca said, “who is not going to make me an adequate... more

07 Oct 2026

01 MINS

01:01

07 Oct 2026


#3162

What a Decade of Stoicism Teaches You About Life

Ten years ago, Ryan’s longtime literary agent and coauthor Steve Hanselman suggested a boo... more

06 Oct 2026

52 MINS

52:52

06 Oct 2026


#3161

So Much Has Changed. So Little Has Changed.

It’s been 522 weeks. Some 3,652 days. Over 87,000 hours. More than 5,241,600 minutes. The ... more

06 Oct 2026

04 MINS

04:27

06 Oct 2026