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There Is No Freedom Without This (or Rather, Without These) | 8 Stoic Strategies To Beat Procrastination
Episode 2610
The American experiment—based as it was on individual liberty—was built on the necessity of virtue and honor. A people freed from the tyranny of gove…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
This Too Is Always Yours (And Can’t Be Taken) | Ask Daily Stoic
Episode 2609
There is something that can’t be taken from us by even the strongest strong man or the most unlucky of external events.
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8 months, 4 weeks ago
You’re Not Wasting Time, You’re Wasting Your Life | Rutger Bregman (PT. 1)
Episode 2599
You could be doing anything with your life…so why are you choosing this? Historian and bestselling author Rutger Bregman joins Ryan to question every…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
This Is How The Impossible Became Possible
Episode 2608
What Epictetus learned in his fascinating life—beginning in slavery and culminating in a legacy as one of the most influential philosophers of all ti…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Do You Have This? | Protect Your Own Good
Episode 2606
Seneca practiced poverty. Marcus Aurelius mentally rehearsed being criticized and misunderstood. Why did they put themselves in these uncomfortable p…
9 months ago
The One Thing In Your Life You Can Control | The Obstacle Is The Way
Episode 2605
Our lives are unpredictable. We are at the mercy of so many forces.
📚 Books Mentioned:
The Inner Citadel by Pierre Hadot
The Obstacle Is the Way by Rya…
9 months ago
6 Stoic Tips to Being a Great Friend
Episode 2597
When we think of great Stoic figures like Marcus Aurelius, Cato, and Epictetus, we tend to focus solely on the individual, their perspective, their o…
9 months ago
AI Isn't Stealing Creativity, It's Supercharging It | Rick Rubin (PT. 2)
Episode 2594
Is AI the end of creativity, or the beginning of a new artistic era? Rick Rubin returns for PT. 2 of his conversation with Ryan about how AI is resha…
9 months ago
Look Around, How Lucky We Are To Be Alive Right Now | 10 Quotes To Improve Your Life
Episode 2604
For all the stupidity, for all the disasters, for all the noise and uncertainty, this is actually one of the least bad moments to ever exist.
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9 months ago
This Also Cannot Be Taken (Only Given Up) | Ask Daily Stoic
Episode 2603
Why should a Stoic let the awfulness of the world make them feel awful? Why would we let someone else’s darkness cast a shadow on our own life?
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9 months ago