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Seneca Explains The Art of Argument
Episode 2612
In this letter, Seneca critiques sophistical argumentation, highlighting how it exercises wit without purpose and distracts from the essentials of li…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Think About Death. Science Says You’ll Be Happier. | Dr. Laurie Santos
Episode 2611
The most misunderstood Stoic practice is Memento Mori - remember you will die. Dr. Laurie Santos, an expert on the science of happiness, joins Ryan t…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Can You Play Ball Like This? | Stoic Tips For Navigating Change & Disruption
Episode 2618
Win or lose, what matters, the Stoics believed, was that we tried. That we did our best.
💡 We designed our How To Read Epictetus (A Daily Stoic Guide…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Do You Know The Favorite Of Your Favorite? | Ask Daily Stoic
Episode 2617
It’s rather sad—almost sacriligeous—that more people don’t know who shaped Marcus’s philosophical worldview.
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8 months, 3 weeks ago
It Does Make Sense
Episode 2616
It drives you nuts—the things some people believe and do and say. But here’s the thing: It does make sense. It makes sense to them.
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8 months, 3 weeks ago
Your Worldview Is Only as Wide as Your Curiosity | Chet Garner
Episode 2607
You can’t expand your perspective if you never step out of your bubble. In today’s episode, Ryan sits down with Chet Garner, host of The Daytripper, …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
How The Powerless Become Powerful | Don't Look For The Third Thing
Episode 2615
Why is self-command and self-knowledge so elusive? How can we find it? Well, Epictetus can show us the way, as he did for Marcus and Hadrian and coun…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Forget Your Dreams. Do This Instead. | Our Duty To Learn
Episode 2613
The key to life, Epictetus said, was not to dream for things to be a certain way but to dream for them to be the way they were. To be grateful that y…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The 3-Step Formula for Difficult Conversations
Episode 2602
Looking for practical strategies to deal with difficult people? In today’s episode, communication expert Jefferson Fisher shares a 3-step process for…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
You’re Not Wasting Time, You’re Wasting Your Life | Rutger Bregman (PT. 2)
Episode 2601
You’re not here to impress, you're here to make a difference. In this PT. 2 episode, historian and bestselling author Rutger Bregman sits down with R…
8 months, 3 weeks ago