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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 m ...
The Sunday Stoic
Life can be overwhelming, navigating day by day is difficult at best and nearly impossible without a guide. The philosophy of Stoicism is a map for living a good life. Join Steve every Sunday for interviews with modern Stoics, readings of ancient texts, and advice for implementing Stoicism in your daily life. Carpe Diem!
Living Stoic
Culture, co- culture /fam/faith/Work/lifestyle/ metaphysics Elevation mind,body and spirit. Talks about our daily human experiences and how to heal within by learning our triggers and reasons why? With learning"why" we react the way we do can help us refine ourselves to reach our goals and live in our purpose.Tips on clearing up our magnetic fields, cleanse and protecting our vibes and finding peace with so much love. Striving for devotional discipline and coming full circle with what is and ...
The Stoic Jew
My name is Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss. I am, first and foremost, an Orthodox Jew. My primary area of focus is the teachings of Shlomo ha'Melech (King Solomon) in Mishlei (Proverbs) and Koheles (Ecclesiastes). I also consider myself to be a student of the Stoic masters: Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. Over the past two decades I have been exploring the relationship between Judaism and Stoicism - where they overlap, where they differ, and how they complement each other. This year I started ...
Stoicism for a Better Life
In the pursuit of an purposeful and anxiety free life, this is a podcast series dedicated to practical applications of Stoic philosophy in our daily lives.
Crazy Gone Love
Ceil Clark is fed up with dating the twenty-something hipsters and slackers that litter the streets of Los Angeles nightlife like empty, discarded cans of Red Bull. Against the wise advice of her best friend, Lupe, she makes a pre-meditated decision to seduce, tag and bag her newest boss---Wayne Hayter; the cool and always collected thirty-something, corporate-loving, sports-car-driving, designer duds wearing, General Manager of the Porsche dealership where Ceil merely tolerates her 9 to 5 g ...
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Conviction Strong Radio
Finding balance across fitness, family and career.
Mike Duncan On Using the Past to Guide the Future 1:14:34
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On today's podcast, Ryan speaks to author and historian Mike Duncan (History of Rome podcast) about his incredibly important book, The Storm Before The Storm, and what Roman history can tell us about current events. Mike Duncan is an author, historian and host of the award-winning podcast series, The History of Rome, which has been downloaded more …
All The Rest Is Commentary 2:11
"It's a famous story, one we've told before. Hillel was asked to explain the Torah. 'Love thy neighbor as thyself,' he said. 'All the rest is commentary.'" Ryan discusses why the fundamental concepts of philosophy are all that matter, and why you should embody them, on today's Daily Stoic Podcast. *** If you enjoyed this week's podcast, we'd love f…
Wake Up, You're Fever Dreaming 2:06
23h ago 2:06
"You want it. You want it badly. The promotion. To win that higher office. To get called up. To buy that house. To sleep with that person. To have just one free punch at you-know-who. You want it more than anything and, by god, you're going to get it. You're working. You're scheming. You're… obsessed. Honestly, what you're in is a fever dream—a del…
You Are Dying Every Day | The Wake Up 10:03
"It's easy to see death as this thing that lies off in the distant future. Even those of us who choose not to live in denial of our mortality can be guilty of this. We think of dying as an event that happens to us. It's stationary—whatever date it will happen at—and we're moving towards it, slowly or quickly, depending on our age and health." Ryan …
Stoicism's Simple Secret To Being Happier 20:20
On today's podcast, Ryan discusses how he has used Stoic principles to find happiness and stillness in the modern world. Stoicism is a practical philosophy and one of the fundamental tenets is that if you want to be happy, you have to flip the script. You can't try to meet your desires, instead, you should limit them. This episode is brought to you…
215: Stoic New Years Resolutions with Ryan 10:27
In this episode, guest host Ryan gets into how to create Stoic-inspired New Year's resolutions. You can support the show on Patreon www.patreon.com/sundaystoicBy Steve Karafit
Cal Newport On the Art of Time Blocking 1:05:44
On today's podcast, Ryan talks to "Deep Work" author and computer scientist Cal Newport about his new Time-Block Planner, the logistics of writing a good book, what life after COVID will look like, and more. Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University and the author of 6 books including his most recent, Digita…
You Still Have Time Pt II 3:29
"We talked a while back about one of the most inspiring lessons of Seneca's life—that's it's not too late for anyone. This was a man who lost his twenties to illness, lost close to a decade of his life to exile, and then in old age was forced into a painful retirement which he turned into one of the most productive writing sprints of his life." Fin…
Seneca - Letter #2: On Discursiveness in Reading 9:58
Today's episode is a sneak peak of what's in store for next season, when we switch from the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius to the Letters of Seneca. Today's reading is from the first letter of Seneca I ever read. It's been on my mind because of a conversation I had with a student about what it means to be a reader - something that Seneca and I have…
Don't Just Settle For a Shortcut, Do The Work | Peace Is In Staying the Course 8:11
"When things are scary, when we're overwhelmed, when we're struggling, it's tempting to look for a shortcut, for a pill that makes you feel better, for a TV show that helps you turn off your brain. Nothing makes that clearer than the last couple years of alarmingly destabilizing global events. People have turned to all sorts of magical solutions to…
Aurelius - Meditations 4:37: Marcus's Lapse in Stoicism 10:37
You will soon die and are not yet simple, untroubled, void of suspicion that anything from outside can hurt you, nor kindly disposed towards all, nor counting wisdom to consist only in just action. ---------- Epictetus - Discourses 3:10 (conclusion) Yirmiyahu 22:16 "He judged the case of the poor and the destitute, and then it was good. Is this not…
Economist Emily Oster On Rationality and Risk 59:24
On today's episode, Ryan has a wide-ranging conversation with professor and economist Emily Oster. They talk about how to balance your life with children, how to communicate positive messaging, how the American government handled the pandemic, and more. Emily Oster is a professor of economics at Brown University, as well as the bestselling author o…
You Are Not Too Busy To Read 3:28
"We get it. You're busy. You have kids. You have a job—maybe two. You have these things you are trying to accomplish. You have to get to the gym. You have a long commute. You have all these projects around the house." Discover the vitality of reading and how historical leaders carved out time to make it a priority, on today's Daily Stoic Podcast. *…
TSJ Interlude - A Stoic Perspective on Vaccination 12:31
I recorded this episode yesterday morning, in anticipation of getting the first dose of my COVID-19 vaccine. It's a few minutes longer than the usual episode, but that's because it covers three texts: one from Marcus Aurelius, one from Epictetus, and one from Seneca. ---------- The sources cited in today's episode are too long to cite in their enti…
There Is No Reason Not To Follow Your Heart 3:44
"Steve Jobs was more interested in Buddhism than he was Stoicism. He may not have been, at least according to biographies, a particularly good person. But he was still a person, one whose perspective on life was shaped in interesting ways and utterly changed after his first brush with cancer in 2003." Learn how the Stoic concept of memento mori mar…
Aurelius - Meditations 4:36: The Fact of Matter 9:58
Contemplate continually all things coming to pass by change, and accustom yourself to think that the nature of the universe loves nothing so much as to change what is and to create new things in their likeness. For everything that exists is, in a way, the seed of what will come out of it, whereas you imagine seeds to be only those which are cast in…
What If This Made You Stronger? | The Sphere of Choice 10:56
"It wouldn't be wonderful if it weren't true. But it is: "Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way," the philosopher and Nobel Prize winner Albert Schweitzer said, "but must accept his lot calmly if they even roll a few more upon it." Ryan explains the timeless art of turning trials into triumph, and reads…
Aurelius - Meditations 4:35: Human Life is a Day Soon Forgotten 12:21
All is ephemeral, both what remembers and what is remembered. ---------- Koheles 1:11 There is no memory of the earlier generations, and also the later generations that will be, there will not be a memory of them with those that will come later [yet]. Mahari Kara – Koheles 1:11 There is no memory of the earlier generations, for they have already di…
The Incredible Stoicism of James Stockdale: Prisoner At War 13:51
"On September 9, 1965, Admiral James Stockdale's A-4 Skyhawk jet was shot down in Vietnam. He was taken prisoner by the North Vietnamese and spent the next seven years being tortured and subjected to unimaginable loneliness and terror. Fortunately, three years earlier, he was recommended a book. That book, he says, saved his life." Find out how Sto…
214: Failure with Bob Cymber 11:25
How should a Stoic reflect on failure? What kinds of practices could help Stoics overcome roadblocks to progress? Stoic Coach Bob Cymber explains some techniques that could help in these areas. Host bio: Bob Cymber is a philosopher, entrepreneur, educator, and published poet and short story writer. He is the owner of Stoic Coach - a personal life c…
Historian Thomas Ricks on Stoicism and the Founders 1:02:00
Ryan speaks with author and journalist Thomas Ricks about his new book, First Principles, the importance of looking back at the virtues and principles embodied by the founding fathers of America, how our current political atmosphere unraveled, and more. Thomas Ricks is an American journalist and author who has won the Pulitzer Prize for National Re…
Infidelity in relationships and learning forgiveness 30:05
Let's talk about relationships, infidelity and forgiveness to move forward. Being cheated on or cheating. Forgiving and how to forgive in an emotional state. Judgement free zone, I share some of my views on long lasting relationships and how it's all connected to our elevation, sharing my experiences and thoughts on the conditioning of society, rel…
Here's What You Can Do With Those Long Odds 2:59
"To face long odds, to face what others call an "impossibility"—some people can handle this and some people can't. Think of the chances that Epictetus faced, when the life expectancy for a wealthy person in Rome was only a few decades, but for a slave was abysmally lower. Think of Cato, trying to stand alone against Caesar. Think of the odds faced …
TSJ Interlude - 37th Birthday Reflections: On the Allegory of the Soldier 13:31
Epictetus – Enchiridion Chapter 17 Remember that you are an actor in a play of such a kind as the playwright chooses: short, if he wants it short, long if he wants it long. If he wants you to play the part of a beggar, play even this part well; and so also for the parts of a disabled person, an administrator, or a private individual. For this is yo…
You Can Find Peace 3:26
"There's a chapter in Epictetus' Discourses entirely about forlornness (or solitude, depending on the translation), the state where one feels miserably and helplessly lonely. His aim is to make a careful distinction. Lonely and alone are not synonymous. One can be alone, in their own company, and feel entirely connected and at peace with the world,…
Aurelius - Meditations 4:34: A Virtuous Life in the Present vs. a Forgotten Legacy in the Future 9:40
With your whole will surrender yourself to Clotho to spin your fate into whatever web of things she will. ---------- Plato: The Republic, Book X ... the distaff rotates on the knees of Necessity … and seated around, at equal interval, three, each upon a throne, daughters of Necessity, in white garments, with wreaths on their heads, Lachesis, Clotho…
Jay Shetty On How to Think Like a Monk 1:32:02
On today's podcast Ryan talks to influencer and author Jay Shetty about his former life as a monk, finding stillness in the modern world, and focusing on the process rather than the outcome. Jay Shetty is a British author and influencer with a mission to make wisdom go viral. His videos have reached over 4 billion viewers and he has a combined 20 m…
What This Philosophy Is Here For 3:22
"You've got problems. We all do. Maybe you're having a difficult time in your relationship. Or work has worn you down. Or you're trying to figure out what to do with your life. Maybe the pandemic has shaken you to your foundation and you're still reeling from the blow. Or things have gone exceedingly well and now you're overwhelmed by opportunities…
Aurelius - Meditations 4:33: How to Live Forever by Embracing Your Mortality 10:12
Words familiar in olden times are now archaisms; so also the names of those whose praises were hymned in bygone days are now in a sense archaisms; Camillus, Caeso, Volesus, Dentatus; a little after, Scipio too and Cato; then also Augustus, then also Hadrian and Antoninus. For all things quickly fade and turn to fable, and quickly, too, utter oblivi…
It's About Infusing It Into Your DNA 3:24
"Marcus Aurelius read Epictetus… a lot. We know this because Meditations is proof of it. Almost every page has some direct quote or allusion to Epictetus. We also find, upon deeper inspection, references to the works of Panaetius, Chrysippus, the plays of Euripides, Zeno and countless other philosophers." Ryan explains the importance of lingering o…
Aurelius - Meditations 4:32: Remember the Titans, that They Too Are Forgotten 10:25
Call to mind by way of example the time of Vespasian: you will see everything the same: men marrying, bringing up children, falling ill, dying, fighting, feasting, trading, farming, flattering, asserting themselves, suspecting, plotting, praying for another's death, murmuring at the present, lusting, heaping up riches, setting their heart on office…
What Have You Managed to Get Done? | Whats Up to Us, What's Not Up to Us 12:34
"It's been a strange year, hasn't it? Our days have been disrupted. Our lifestyles changed. Plans have been put on pause. Whole projects made impossible. In one sense, this pandemic has been totally unprecedented. But in another sense, isn't it all too common? We find ourselves laid up with a broken leg. We have to spend two months away from home, …
Aurelius - Meditations 4:31: The Stoic 401(k) 10:15
Love the art which you were taught, set up your retirement in this, and pass through what is left of life as one who has committed all that is yours, with your whole heart, to God, making yourself neither despot nor servant to any man. ---------- Aurelius – 5:9 Don't be disgusted, don't give up, don't be impatient if you do not carry out entirely c…
Who was Marcus Aurelius? The Life Of The Stoic Emperor 17:36
Marcus's "Meditations" is perhaps the only document of its kind ever made. It is the private thoughts of the world's most powerful man giving advice to himself on how to make good on the responsibilities and obligations of his positions. On today's podcast, Ryan talks about the man behind "Meditations," who he was, what his life was like, and how h…
213: Good Men with Jayce Basques 10:21
Like an antivenom, healthy masculinity can counteract the effects of toxic masculinity. Guest host Jayce Basques discusses embracing our nature as individuals and the positive feedback loop of virtue. Learn more at: http://basqu.es Guest outro by Aaron Prim: https://soundcloud.com/user6407900 www.sundaystoicpodcast.com…
Shaka Smart, Buzz Williams, Manu Ginóbili, Pau Gasol, Dominique Dawes, and Danica Patrick On Sports and Stoicism 1:08:52
Today's episode features clips from some of the best interviews about sports in 2020. Ryan talks to Shaka Smart, Buzz Williams, Manu Ginóbili, Pau Gasol, Dominique Dawes, and Danica Patrick about finding balance between greatness and happiness, what it takes to become elite, the philosophical principles behind sports, and much more. This episode is…
Aurelius - Meditations 4.30: On Being a Stoic Philosopher 10:19
Here is a philosopher without a tunic, another without a book, another here half-naked. "I have no bread," he says, "and still I abide by reason." And I do not get the means of living out of my learning, and I abide by my reason. ---------- Epictetus – Enchiridion 23 If at any time it should happen that you turn to external things with the aim of p…
Things Are Won at the Beginning 3:21
"Here we are at the beginning of a new year. On the one hand, today is just a day, no different than any other. Yet there is also something special about today because we are starting the year 2021. And as the expression goes, well begun is half done. In fact, the Stoics would express it a little differently, because to them, the beginning was the …
2020 Vision 19:07
2020 is coming to a close and I am one hundred percent sure many of you have become more resilient within yourselves, within your relationships as parents, intimate relationships and relationships all around! Am I crazy to think so many of us have been working on ourselves not by choice but by pandemic?!? Because I for sure picked up new skills and…
Aurelius - Meditations 4.29: Bad Citizens in the City of the Universe 10:34
If he is a foreigner in the Universe who does not recognize the essence of the Universe, no less is he a foreigner, who does not recognize what comes to pass in it. A fugitive is he who runs away from the reasonable law of his City; a blind man, he who shuts the eye of the mind; a beggar, he who has need of another and has not all that is necessary…
Now Is the Time 3:27
"We all have vices. We all have flaws. We all have things we know we want to change. What happens? Nothing happens. This is true for everyone, even Martin Luther King. 'One day,' King said that we tell ourselves, 'I'm going to rise up and drive this evil out. I know it is wrong. It is destroying my character and embarrassing my family.'" Ryan bring…
Aurelius - Meditations 4.28: Blackness of Character 10:34
A black character is an unmanly character, a stubborn character; bestial, childish, animalistic, foolish, crafty, ribald, fraudulent, tyrannical. ---------- Aurelius - Meditations 4:18 – How great a rest from labour he gains who does not look to what his neighbour says or does or thinks, but only to what he himself is doing, in order that exactly t…
Jessica Lahey, Angel Parham, Brett McKay, and Dr. Harvey Karp On Parenting and Stoicism 1:10:36
Today's episode features clips from some of the best interviews about parenting in 2020. Ryan talks to Jessica Lahey, Angel Parham, Brett McKay, and Dr. Harvey Karp about letting your kids fail, reading the classics to them, teaching them hope and decency, and how to approach parenting from a Stoic perspective. This episode is also brought to you b…
This We Must Avoid 3:15
"When he was young, Seneca experimented with vegetarianism. It was a fad at the time—considered a transgressive but trendy idea from the philosopher Pythagoras. Then, soon enough, he abandoned it, forgetting quite quickly the thing he'd been so passionate about that he was willing to risk his life for (that's how transgressive Rome perceived Pythag…
Meditations 4.27 - Aurelius on Hashgachah Pratis 10:06
Either an ordered universe or a chaotic medley heaped together mechanically but still an order; but can order subsist in you and disorder in the whole? And that, too, when all things are so distinguished and yet intermingled and sympathetic. ---------- Aurelius – Meditations 12:14-15 Either the necessity of destiny and an order none may transgress,…
How Much Longer Are You Going To Wait? 4:18
"We all know professional procrastinators. You know, those people who constantly put stuff off. Who always have some new plan in the works to improve their health, their finances, their work, their friendships, their relationships. I'm ready to start eating better, they say… after the holidays. I'm ready to settle down… soon. I'm ready for my next …
Meditations 4.26 - Stoic Simplicity, Spending, and Sobriety 9:45
4:26 – You have seen those things, look now at these: do not trouble yourself, make yourself simple. Does a man do wrong? He does wrong to himself. Has some chance befallen you? It is well; from Universal Nature, from the beginning, all that befalls has been apportioned for you and the thread was spun. The sum of the matter is this: life is short; …
You Can't Freeze Up | Turn Words Into Works 12:37
"Where this goes and what will happen is impossible to ascertain. The only certainty over the next few months and possibly years is uncertainty. But there is one thing you can bet on for sure: There will be a lot of decisions to make. A lot of things to do. It's going to be essential that you don't freeze up. You cannot become paralyzed. It is the …
These 3 Books Changed My Life Completely 16:28
On today's episode, Ryan discusses the 3 books that completely changed his life. Listen to find out what books had such a great impact on Ryan's thinking, and why re-reading important books can give you new insights. This episode is also brought to you by HelloFresh, the meal-kit subscription that gets you healthy and delicious home-cooked meals, r…
212: On Chaos with Jayce Basques 6:12
Without chance and change, Stoicism would not exist today. Randomness is the source of all life's thrills and anxieties. Guest host Jayce Basques offers a different perspective on how to embrace what others spend a lifetime trying to avoid. Learn more at: http://basqu.es Guest outro by Aaron Prim: https://soundcloud.com/user6407900 www.sundaystoicp…