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 interv
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- 1 MeditationsMarcus Aurelius · 6× across 6 episodes
- 2 Lives of the StoicsRyan Holiday · 3× across 3 episodes
- 3 DiscoursesEpictetus · 2× across 2 episodes
- 4 Moral Letters to LuciliusSeneca the Younger · 2× across 2 episodes
- 5 The Daily StoicRyan Holiday · 2× across 2 episodes
- 6 America in the King Years (series)Taylor Branch · 1× across 1 episode
- 7 Average Is OverTyler Cowen · 1× across 1 episode
- 8 Beyond Life and DeathJet Li · 1× across 1 episode
- 9 Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AIEthan Mollick · 1× across 1 episode
- 10 Death Comes for the ArchbishopWilla Cather · 1× across 1 episode
- 11 Discourses and Selected WritingsEpictetus · 1× across 1 episode
- 12 Ego Is the EnemyRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 13 EnchiridionEpictetus · 1× across 1 episode
- 14 Invisible RulersRenée DiResta · 1× across 1 episode
- 15 Moral Letters to Lucilius (Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium)Seneca · 1× across 1 episode
- 16 Never Lose Another Customer AgainJoey Coleman · 1× across 1 episode
- 17 On AngerSeneca · 1× across 1 episode
- 18 On Appropriate ActsHierocles · 1× across 1 episode
- 19 On Being of Benefit to OthersSeneca · 1× across 1 episode
- 20 Right Thing, Right NowRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 21 Shadow DiversRobert Kurson · 1× across 1 episode
- 22 Show Your Work!Austin Kleon · 1× across 1 episode
- 23 Steal Like an ArtistAustin Kleon · 1× across 1 episode
- 24 Stillness is the KeyRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 25 The 48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene · 1× across 1 episode
- 26 The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of LivingRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 27 The Devil Behind the BadgeRick Jervis · 1× across 1 episode
- 28 The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary ResultsGary Keller · 1× across 1 episode
- 29 The Obstacle Is the WayRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 30 The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMilan Kundera · 1× across 1 episode
- 31 The Years of Lyndon JohnsonRobert Caro · 1× across 1 episode
- 32 Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman · 1× across 1 episode
- 33 Trust Me, I'm LyingRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 1 MeditationsMarcus Aurelius · 6× across 6 episodes
- 2 Lives of the StoicsRyan Holiday · 3× across 3 episodes
- 3 DiscoursesEpictetus · 2× across 2 episodes
- 4 Moral Letters to LuciliusSeneca the Younger · 2× across 2 episodes
- 5 The Daily StoicRyan Holiday · 2× across 2 episodes
- 6 America in the King Years (series)Taylor Branch · 1× across 1 episode
- 7 Average Is OverTyler Cowen · 1× across 1 episode
- 8 Beyond Life and DeathJet Li · 1× across 1 episode
- 9 Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AIEthan Mollick · 1× across 1 episode
- 10 Death Comes for the ArchbishopWilla Cather · 1× across 1 episode
- 11 Discourses and Selected WritingsEpictetus · 1× across 1 episode
- 12 Ego Is the EnemyRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 13 EnchiridionEpictetus · 1× across 1 episode
- 14 Invisible RulersRenée DiResta · 1× across 1 episode
- 15 Moral Letters to Lucilius (Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium)Seneca · 1× across 1 episode
- 16 Never Lose Another Customer AgainJoey Coleman · 1× across 1 episode
- 17 On AngerSeneca · 1× across 1 episode
- 18 On Appropriate ActsHierocles · 1× across 1 episode
- 19 On Being of Benefit to OthersSeneca · 1× across 1 episode
- 20 Right Thing, Right NowRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 21 Shadow DiversRobert Kurson · 1× across 1 episode
- 22 Show Your Work!Austin Kleon · 1× across 1 episode
- 23 Steal Like an ArtistAustin Kleon · 1× across 1 episode
- 24 Stillness is the KeyRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 25 The 48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene · 1× across 1 episode
- 26 The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of LivingRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 27 The Devil Behind the BadgeRick Jervis · 1× across 1 episode
- 28 The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary ResultsGary Keller · 1× across 1 episode
- 29 The Obstacle Is the WayRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 30 The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMilan Kundera · 1× across 1 episode
- 31 The Years of Lyndon JohnsonRobert Caro · 1× across 1 episode
- 32 Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman · 1× across 1 episode
- 33 Trust Me, I'm LyingRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 1 MeditationsMarcus Aurelius · 6× across 6 episodes
- 2 Lives of the StoicsRyan Holiday · 3× across 3 episodes
- 3 DiscoursesEpictetus · 2× across 2 episodes
- 4 Moral Letters to LuciliusSeneca the Younger · 2× across 2 episodes
- 5 The Daily StoicRyan Holiday · 2× across 2 episodes
- 6 America in the King Years (series)Taylor Branch · 1× across 1 episode
- 7 Average Is OverTyler Cowen · 1× across 1 episode
- 8 Beyond Life and DeathJet Li · 1× across 1 episode
- 9 Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AIEthan Mollick · 1× across 1 episode
- 10 Death Comes for the ArchbishopWilla Cather · 1× across 1 episode
- 11 Discourses and Selected WritingsEpictetus · 1× across 1 episode
- 12 Ego Is the EnemyRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 13 EnchiridionEpictetus · 1× across 1 episode
- 14 Invisible RulersRenée DiResta · 1× across 1 episode
- 15 Moral Letters to Lucilius (Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium)Seneca · 1× across 1 episode
- 16 Never Lose Another Customer AgainJoey Coleman · 1× across 1 episode
- 17 On AngerSeneca · 1× across 1 episode
- 18 On Appropriate ActsHierocles · 1× across 1 episode
- 19 On Being of Benefit to OthersSeneca · 1× across 1 episode
- 20 Right Thing, Right NowRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 21 Shadow DiversRobert Kurson · 1× across 1 episode
- 22 Show Your Work!Austin Kleon · 1× across 1 episode
- 23 Steal Like an ArtistAustin Kleon · 1× across 1 episode
- 24 Stillness is the KeyRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 25 The 48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene · 1× across 1 episode
- 26 The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of LivingRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 27 The Devil Behind the BadgeRick Jervis · 1× across 1 episode
- 28 The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary ResultsGary Keller · 1× across 1 episode
- 29 The Obstacle Is the WayRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
- 30 The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMilan Kundera · 1× across 1 episode
- 31 The Years of Lyndon JohnsonRobert Caro · 1× across 1 episode
- 32 Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman · 1× across 1 episode
- 33 Trust Me, I'm LyingRyan Holiday · 1× across 1 episode
3 Pieces of Advice Worth Keeping Close | Seth Wickersham
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Beyond That Hill
Seth Wickersham
he has a new book called be on that hill which is the best of his journalism over the year that's won every award you can imagine ▶ tap to play from here
80,000 Hours Career Guide
Will MacAskill
and their free eighty thousand hours career guide is full of concrete practical advice ▶ tap to play from here
BONUS | Someone Else Is Spinning The Thread
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Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
surrender yourself completely to clothho marcus realius reminded himself let her spin your web out of whatever events she wishes ▶ tap to play from here
The Daily Stoic
Ryan Holiday
newton grab the daily sto tenth anniversary edition in signed and numbered first edition hardcovers which we have at uh dailystoiccom slash ds ten ▶ tap to play from here
Don’t Lose the Day in Expectation of the Night | It's Not Too Late, But Don't Wait (ft. Chris Guillebeau)
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Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
mark mark's in meditation he says um let me see if i can find it this meeting sounds great but i'm actually gonna die ▶ tap to play from here
This Is How You Should Think About It | 3 Stoic Exercises to Stop Taking Life for Granted
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Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
in meditations marcus aurelius had an interesting quote ▶ tap to play from here
80,000 Hours Career Guide
Will MacAskill
and their free eighty thousand hours career guide is full of concrete practical advice ▶ tap to play from here
Essays
Seneca
in a few years later he he publishes his first book of essays he actually invents the essay ▶ tap to play from here
The Obstacle Is the Way
Ryan Holiday
that's what this idea of the obstacle is the way means ▶ tap to play from here
Your Obligation Remains The Same | Why Did You Choose Stoicism?
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Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
marx arielus writes in meditations in the same way an emerald or gold or purple might always proclaim whatever anyone does or says i must be what i am and show my true colors ▶ tap to play from here
Lives of the Stoics
Ryan Holiday
so it went for helvidius a senator who we profile in lives of the stoics when the emperor vespasian tried to stop him from criticizing him ▶ tap to play from here
80,000 Hours Career Guide
Will MacAskill
and their free eighty thousand hours career guide is full of concrete practical advice ▶ tap to play from here
The Daily Stoic
Ryan Holiday
this month is the ten year anniversary of both the daily stoic book and daily stoke sort of website the newsletter ▶ tap to play from here
Stillness is the Key
Ryan Holiday
you know obviously in my book about stillness i i i drew a lot from the eastern tradition ▶ tap to play from here
Consolations
Seneca
seneca writes three essays that are called his consolations series ▶ tap to play from here
If You're Anxious About The Election, Listen To This
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Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
that's what you see in meditations you see marcus aurelius fighting to be a bright light in the dark time ▶ tap to play from here
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan Kundera
there's a great line in milan kandera's book uh the unbearable lightness of being where this woman they're living in a time of communism ▶ tap to play from here
Days of Rage: America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence
Bryan Burrough
if you read uh brian burroughs days of rage there's a crazy stat in there ▶ tap to play from here
The Daily Stoic Journal
Ryan Holiday
you can use the daily stoic journal for instance like this is mine ▶ tap to play from here
This is Your Chief Task
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BONUS | 3 Shows in 72 Hours
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Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
Ryan Holiday
jacko willink had a uh a book out discipline is destiny and uh he had ryan out there ▶ tap to play from here
Ego Is the Enemy
Ryan Holiday
i found ryan's work through ego is the enemy and it changed everything ▶ tap to play from here
Enchiridion
Epictetus
sweetheart you have to read the n caradian you have to read the discourses ▶ tap to play from here
Discourses
Epictetus
you have to read the n caradian you have to read the discourses ▶ tap to play from here
Your Job is This Simple | Accepting What Is
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Discourses
Epictetus
and then from the discourses one twelve she says to be truly educated means this learning to wish that each thing happens exactly as it does ▶ tap to play from here
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
marcus aurelius' meditation nine six all you need are these ▶ tap to play from here
Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave
Ryan Holiday
i talk about this a little bit in the courage book ▶ tap to play from here
Stoicism, Democracy, and Personal Responsibility | Stacey Abrams
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Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change
Stacey Abrams
she wrote a great business book for portfolio we had the same editor ▶ tap to play from here
The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader
Fred I. Greenstein
one of my favorite books is very underwritten it's called the hidden hand presidency and it's all about how eisenhower dealt with mccarthy without ever specifically talking about mccarthy ▶ tap to play from here
43 Stoic Rules That Will Change How You Live
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The Daily Stoic
Ryan Holiday
these are all ideas that i talk about in the daily stoic which is really three hundred and sixty five uh lessons from the stoics that can apply to your life ▶ tap to play from here
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
we know marcus releas kept a little book in addition to meditations called like the the lives of greeks and romans ▶ tap to play from here
Lives of the Stoics
Ryan Holiday
my book lives of the stoics which is all about the lessons we can learn from the stoics in practice ▶ tap to play from here
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Cal Newport
my friend cal newport wrote this great book a few years ago called deep work ▶ tap to play from here
The Bible
Various Authors - Compiled by Mark T
in the bible they talk about how returning kindness to cruelty is like in a way uh the ultimate punishment ▶ tap to play from here
The Boy, the Fox, the Horse and the Mole
Charlie Mackesy
there's that book i i read it to my kids many times the boy the fox the horse and the mole ▶ tap to play from here
If We Were Dying, It Would Be Easier | What Grief Teaches Us About Being Alive
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Consolations
Seneca
seneca writes a series of essays are called consolations ▶ tap to play from here
Blue Nights
Joan Didion
talk about joan didian's incredible book blue nights ▶ tap to play from here
Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I've Loved
Kate Bowler
my favorite book of hers is everything happens for a reason and other lies i've loved ▶ tap to play from here
It’s Not How You See It. It’s What You Make It | 18 Stoic Lessons You’ll Wish You Learned Sooner
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Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
but there is a passage in meditations in which marks really walks through this exact process ▶ tap to play from here
The Obstacle Is the Way
Ryan Holiday
that's what he's saying when he says the obstacle is the way ▶ tap to play from here
Ego Is the Enemy
Ryan Holiday
number five from epicetus he says remember it is impossible to learn that which you think you already know ego is the enemy ▶ tap to play from here
16 Brutally Honest Stoic Reminders
0:00 / 26:32
The Daily Stoic
Ryan Holiday
these are all lessons that come from the new 10th anniversary edition of the daily stoic she sold more than three million copies in 40 languages ▶ tap to play from here
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
one of my favorite passages in meditations is marcus real is actually quoting someone else ▶ tap to play from here
On Benefits
Seneca
seneca writes a whole essay on benefits like on doing good things for people and he said the person who takes credit for what they give destroys all feeling of gratitude ▶ tap to play from here
It’s All In How You See It
0:00 / 2:13
BONUS | We Reap What We Sow
0:00 / 2:48
Thyestes
Seneca
crimes often return to their teacher seneca thaestes verse three eleven ▶ tap to play from here
Macbeth
William Shakespeare
and just as shakespeare observed in macbeth bloody instructions which being taught return to plague the inventor ▶ tap to play from here
The Daily Stoic
Ryan Holiday
new grab the daily sto tenth anniversary edition in signed and numbered first edition hardcovers which we have at uh dailystoiccom slash ds10 ▶ tap to play from here
The Past Is a Lie | Would Ryan Holiday Ever Run for Office?
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Republic
Plato
cicero had to remind cato that they did not live in plato's republic but in the dregs ▶ tap to play from here
The War of Art
Steven Pressfield
steven pressfield wrote the war of art gates of fire do the work turning pro the daily pressfield has a new novel called the arcadian ▶ tap to play from here
Gates of Fire
Steven Pressfield
steven pressfield wrote the war of art gates of fire do the work turning pro the daily pressfield has a new novel called the arcadian ▶ tap to play from here
Do the Work
Steven Pressfield
steven pressfield wrote the war of art gates of fire do the work turning pro the daily pressfield has a new novel called the arcadian ▶ tap to play from here
Turning Pro
Steven Pressfield
steven pressfield wrote the war of art gates of fire do the work turning pro the daily pressfield has a new novel called the arcadian ▶ tap to play from here
The Arcadian
Steven Pressfield
the daily pressfield has a new novel called the arcadian ▶ tap to play from here
Tides of War
Steven Pressfield
there was a copy of tides of war in there one of my favorite stephen pressfield books ▶ tap to play from here
Tyrant: Shakespeare on Power
Stephen Greenblatt
he wrote this book called tyrants it's similar to snyder's book but it's it's a look at shakespeare's political plays ▶ tap to play from here
The Past Is Looking Brighter All The Time
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Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
if meditations is antiquity the soviet dissident joseph brodsky once said then it is we who are the ruins ▶ tap to play from here
Cato: A Tragedy
Joseph Addison
centuries later inspired by and in fact cribbing from a play about cato george washington would speak often of the work required to view the intrigues of politics and the difficulties of life ▶ tap to play from here
Parallel Lives
Plutarch
plutarch tells us the rage and fury that had frightened sarpedon was channel through his training in stoic philosophy and rhetoric ▶ tap to play from here
Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar
Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman
there are times his biographers jimmy sony and rob goodman would write of cato at his brother's deathbed when the mask will slip when our resolve will fail ▶ tap to play from here
Lives of the Stoics
Ryan Holiday
lies of the stokes i'm really proud of because it's not what the stokes said it's what they did ▶ tap to play from here
The Truth About Banned Books (And Why It Matters)
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A Calendar of Wisdom
Leo Tolstoy
stupid that the uss r banned and suppressed tolstoy's a calendar of wisdom for its religious content ▶ tap to play from here
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
in the south leading up into the civil war there were certain books that were banned uncle tom's cabin for instance ▶ tap to play from here
The Bible
Various Authors - Compiled by Mark T
historically one of the most banned books is the bible ▶ tap to play from here
I Need a New Butt!
Dawn McMillan
this is a children's book a hilarious children's book called i need a new butt which my kids love ▶ tap to play from here
Milk and Honey
Rupi Kaur
you know they they banned um rupee course milk and honey one of the best selling poetry books of all time ▶ tap to play from here
Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth
Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford
there's a a wonderful book called uh forget the alamo which is a look at the history of texas in the myths of the alamo from a different perspective ▶ tap to play from here
The Art of the Deal
Donald Trump
i'm sure you have donald trump's art of the deal there or whatever ▶ tap to play from here
Mein Kampf
Adolf Hitler
i mean look mind comp is one of the worst books ever written ▶ tap to play from here
The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger
catcher in the rye to kill a mockingbird one nineteen eighty four ▶ tap to play from here
Robert Greene & Ryan Holiday: The Secret To A Great Apprenticeship
0:00 / 20:31
The 50th Law
Robert Greene and 50 Cent
i needed somebody i guess for the fiftieth law ▶ tap to play from here
The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
didn't you also almost get fired because you had a copy of the forty eight laws of power ▶ tap to play from here
History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
the first time i'd heard it was in your book and then you know a year or so later i was reading thucydides and and then the story's there ▶ tap to play from here
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