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The Daily Stoic

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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

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01:03:26

Why We Treat The Body Rigorously | Bonnie Tsui

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/23

"The body should be treated more rigorously, so that it may not be disobedient to the mind." — Seneca In today’s episode, Ryan sits down with Bonnie Tsui - author, swimmer, surfer - to unpack the deep connection between our muscles and mental resilience. They dive into everything from the intelligence of muscle memory, what the ancient Stoics knew about strength that we’ve forgotten, how exercise can actually bulk up your brain, and much more. Bonnie Tsui is a journalist, New York Times

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00:03:47

Before You Get Angry Today, Listen To This

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/23

We were born to work together like feet, hands, and eyes, like the two rows of teeth, upper and lower. To obstruct each other is unnatural.🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us and the Daily Stoic community. On April 26th, 1905 years after the day of his birth, Ryan Holiday will host an invite-only LIVE Q&A to talk about all things Marcus Aurelius and Meditations. Get 20% off with a Meditations BOOK & GUIDE bundle. Join the LIVE Meditations

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00:10:18

It’s The Most Empowering Thing | The Freedom Of Contempt

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/22

We all have those days where we’d rather just not. The ancients knew days like this. 🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us and the Daily Stoic community. On April 26th, 1905 years after the day of his birth, Ryan Holiday will host an invite-only LIVE Q&A to talk about all things Marcus Aurelius and Meditations. Get 20% off with a Meditations BOOK & GUIDE bundle. Join the LIVE Meditations Q&A with Ryan Holiday by purchasing before April

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00:21:25

BONUS: Celebrate Earth Day The Stoic Way | Living In...

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/22

Happy Earth Day! Let today be a reminder of how the Stoics looked to nature as a guide for living wisely and well. 🎥 Watch this episode on The Daily Stoic YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COfKIzH5cXE 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE

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00:10:01

This Is How To Live Well | Don't Let Your Attention...

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/21

Marcus Aurelius' life teaches us how to live well. And because he lived well, his story also teaches us how to die well: with grace, with strength, with empathy, and with the comfort of knowing that he lived a good life as a good man. 🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us and the Daily Stoic community. On April 26th, 1905 years after the day of his birth, Ryan Holiday will host an invite-only LIVE Q&A to talk about all things Marcus Aurelius and

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00:11:40

BONUS: How Rory McIlroy Fueled His Comeback with...

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/20

Last week, Rory McIlroy won the 2025 Masters Tournament, securing his first Green Jacket and completing the career Grand Slam. Nearly five years earlier, The Golf Channel profiled Ryan in a feature on Rory McIlroy, showing how 'The Obstacle Is The Way' helped Rory reset his mindset and fuel what would become one of the most remarkable comebacks in golf history. 🎥 Watch this on The Daily Stoic YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsegDV9aZvk 📕 Pick up a copy of the 10th

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00:17:02

The Moment Ryan Holiday's Life Changed Forever

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/20

When Marcus Aurelius addresses “you”—reminding you that your thoughts shape the quality of your mind, or advising you to choose not to be harmed so that you won’t feel harmed—he is speaking to himself. This exercise in self-improvement is so sincere and earnest, sometimes painfully so, that it unintentionally speaks directly to us, helping us with our modern problems. In today's episode, Ryan Holiday shares the profound shift these lessons had on his life since discovering Meditations at 19. 📕

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00:52:52

Meditations Isn’t Just for Philosophers

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/19

What do an A-list actor, a four-star Navy admiral, and a world-famous magician have in common? Meditations by Marcus Aurelius has profoundly shaped each of their lives—proof that a Roman emperor’s private reflections still resonate 2,000 years later. In today’s episode, Ryan speaks with actor Patrick Dempsey, director Francis Ford Coppola, Professor Jennifer Baker, magician Derren Brown, bestselling author Donald Robertson, Admiral William McRaven, and voice actor/musician Troy Baker about their

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00:37:58

History Obliterates In Every Picture It Paints | Why...

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/18

The Stoics weren’t just leaders and philosophers, they were also parents, spouses, and friends who experienced joy, who fell in love, who cherished the beauty of the world around them.🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us and the Daily Stoic community. On April 26th, 1905 years after the day of his birth, Ryan Holiday will host an invite-only LIVE Q&A to talk about all things Marcus Aurelius and Meditations. Get 20% off with a Meditations BOOK

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00:12:35

It’s Almost Unimaginable | Ask Daily Stoic

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/17

True fortune is not what happens to us, but how we choose to meet it.🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us and the Daily Stoic community. On April 26th, 1905 years after the day of his birth, Ryan Holiday will host an invite-only LIVE Q&A to talk about all things Marcus Aurelius and Meditations. Get 20% off with a Meditations BOOK & GUIDE bundle. Join the LIVE Meditations Q&A with Ryan Holiday by purchasing before April 26th! Get all our

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01:04:33

Discard Your Anxiety Today | Chris Guillebeau on The...

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/16

In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius says, “Today I escaped from anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions—not outside.” Today, bestselling author Chris Guillebeau joins Ryan to talk about the overwhelming anxiety that many experience when it comes to modern decision-making, time management, and ambition. They talk about the pressure of choosing the “right” next move, time blindness vs. time anxiety, strategies for managing calendar clutter, how Memento mori can be

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00:02:29

Is There Anything Better Than This?

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/16

There is almost no situation that hatred improves, but love enhances nearly everything.🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us and the Daily Stoic community. On April 26th, 1905 years after the day of his birth, Ryan Holiday will host an invite-only LIVE Q&A to talk about all things Marcus Aurelius and Meditations. Get 20% off with a Meditations BOOK & GUIDE bundle. Join the LIVE Meditations Q&A with Ryan Holiday by purchasing before April

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00:08:54

Want To Capture The Magic? Do This | Impulse Control

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/15

It should be the easiest book in the world to read. And yet… 🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us and the Daily Stoic community. On April 26th, 1905 years after the day of his birth, Ryan Holiday will host an invite-only LIVE Q&A to talk about all things Marcus Aurelius and Meditations. Get 20% off with a Meditations BOOK & GUIDE bundle. Join the LIVE Meditations Q&A with Ryan Holiday by purchasing before April 26th! Get all our

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00:07:30

How To Adjust To Difficult People | Becoming An...

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/14

When people show us who they are, we ought to believe them. They are the way they are—they have to be that way. 📔 Pick up your own leather bound signed edition of The Daily Stoic! Check it out at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your

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00:13:17

The One Word That Will Set You Free

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/13

Saying no isn’t selfish; it is a powerful act of self-respect. Listen to the audiobook of Stillness Is The Key narrated by Ryan Holiday on Audible: https://www.audible.com/ 📕 Pick up a signed copy of Stillness Is The Key by Ryan Holiday at https://store.dailystoic.com/ 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast ✉️ Want Stoic

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00:39:24

How Regret Can Propel You Forward | Daniel Pink (PT. 2)

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/12

In today’s Part 2 episode, award-winning author Daniel Pink joins Ryan to explore how fear of regret, awkwardness, and failure hold us back—and how embracing a 'shots on goal' mindset can be life-changing. Dan opens up about how he reframed a personal regret to shape his future choices, while Ryan shares what he sees as his own version of the infamous 'No Ragrets' tattoo. Daniel Pink is an award-winning author of five New York Times bestsellers, including his latest, The Power of Regret: How

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00:11:37

You Don’t Have The Right | 9 Habits To QUIT (From The...

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/11

We must all see the pursuit of philosophy as both a mental and physical exercise. Mens sana in corpore sano—a strong mind in a strong body. 🎥 Check out the Arnold Schwarzenegger episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBQlSMOVTAg 📕 Grab a signed copy of Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast on YouTube:

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00:14:06

How To Get Through Life's Most Difficult Situations

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/10

If it happened, then it was meant to happen. The great German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche would describe his formula for human greatness as amor fati—a love of fate. “That one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backwards, not in all eternity. Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it….but love it.” 🪙 Get your own Amor fati medallion, as a reminder to treat each and every moment—no matter how challenging—as something to be embraced, not avoided. So that like

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00:16:10

Why Do It Alone? | Ask Daily Stoic

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/10

The way to understand and comprehend anything important is by doing the work. By going to the source. By returning over and over again, bringing new experiences, new questions, new contexts. 🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us and the Daily Stoic community. On April 26th, 1905 years after the day of his birth, Ryan Holiday will host an invite-only LIVE Q&A to talk about all things Marcus Aurelius and Meditations. Get 20% off with a Meditations

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00:42:03

How Regret Can Propel You Forward | Daniel Pink (PT. 1)

The Daily Stoic ·

2025/04/09

We all experience regret, but what if we could turn it into an advantage? Best-selling author Daniel Pink joins Ryan to reveal how regret isn’t just a painful emotion—it’s a powerful tool for growth, better decision-making, and a more fulfilling life. They talk about the challenge of juggling work and family, the surprising most common regrets people have, and the eye-opening data on how regret shapes our future. Daniel Pink is an award-winning author of five New York Times bestsellers,

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