The Daily Stoic

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 interviews with notable figures from sports, academia, politics, and more. Learn more at DailyStoic.com.Support the podcast and go deeper with Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-f...

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The Top 10 Most Popular Passages From The Daily Stoic

Oct 18, 2026

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Why Grit Isn’t Enough | Angela Duckworth

Oct 17, 2026

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The Leaves Are On The Ground

Oct 16, 2026

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Inside Ryan Holiday’s $250K Reading List

Oct 16, 2026

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BONUS: Toxic Masculinity, Cancel Culture & Politics

Oct 15, 2026

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This Is a Very Important Conversation You’re A Part Of | Jaimie Alexander’s Daily Stoic Practice

Oct 15, 2026

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Stoicism Requires You to Stay a Student | Codie Sanchez

Oct 14, 2026

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You Don’t Get To Do One Last Thing

Oct 14, 2026

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Most Things Haven’t Changed (But This Has) | What Do the Stoics Say About Attachment?

Oct 13, 2026

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This Isn’t How Anyone Wants It To Go (So This Is What We Have To Do) | Practice Love

Oct 12, 2026

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The Most Important Things You Need To Stop Doing

Oct 11, 2026

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The New Gilded Age: Are We Repeating the Gold Rush? | Nathaniel Philbrick

Oct 10, 2026

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Not Everyone Is Lucky Enough To Do This | 9 Core Stoic Beliefs

Oct 9, 2026

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Go Back And Pick It Up Again | Is This the Life You Worked For?

Oct 8, 2026

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BONUS | A Selfish Reason To Be Good

Oct 7, 2026

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How to Get the Most Out of Reading (A Stoic Guide)

Oct 7, 2026

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You Gave Them This For Free?

Oct 7, 2026

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What a Decade of Stoicism Teaches You About Life

Oct 6, 2026

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So Much Has Changed. So Little Has Changed.

Oct 6, 2026

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When Everything Falls Apart, This Remains | Practice Silence

Oct 5, 2026

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BONUS | A Reality Check From Ryan

Oct 5, 2026

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7 Stoic Strategies To Deal With Jerks

Oct 4, 2026

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The Art and Obsession of Writing with Rich Cohen

Oct 3, 2026

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You Can Get Away From It All Anytime You Like | 12 Stoic Ways to Quiet Your Mind

Oct 2, 2026

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Do You Know Where to Find It? | Why Does Ancient Wisdom Still Surprise Us?

Oct 1, 2026

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50 Stoic Rules to Live By

Sep 30, 2026

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It’s Happening To Them…and To You Too

Sep 30, 2026

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You Should Be In The Thick of It | How Oprah Discovered Stoicism

Sep 29, 2026

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It Shows Us This | Your Actual Needs Are Small

Sep 28, 2026

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11 Stoic Lessons Ryan Learned in Rome

Sep 27, 2026

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Inside the Final Years of Marcus Aurelius

Sep 26, 2026

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BONUS | 3 Stoic One-Liners You Need Today

Sep 25, 2026

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No Time Like The Present To Drink These Draining Seconds | The Most Secure Fortress

Sep 25, 2026

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Does The Tantrum Help? | 6 Stoic Reminders You Need to Hear

Sep 24, 2026

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You Come From This

Sep 23, 2026

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The 3 Signs Something Will Bring You Joy | Kate Bowler

Sep 23, 2026

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No One Is Excused From This | You’re Reading Books Wrong. Here’s A Better Way.

Sep 22, 2026

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It’s Good That You’re Having Trouble | On Handling Haters

Sep 21, 2026

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Ryan Holiday on Bill Maher: Why Stoicism Is Having a Moment

Sep 20, 2026

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What It Means to Be on That Hill | Seth Wickersham

Sep 19, 2026

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Do This (It’s Good For Your Sanity) | A Garden Is Not For Show

Sep 18, 2026

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You’re Going To Wish You Did This

Sep 17, 2026

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Colin Kaepernick, 10 Years After Taking A Knee

Sep 17, 2026

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You Don’t Need Your Books | 9 Stoic Lessons From Roman Politics

Sep 16, 2026

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Time Is a Violent River | Stop Being Surprised By This

Sep 15, 2026

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BONUS: The Advice Ryan Got Before Running His First 50K

Sep 14, 2026

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We All Need To Be Constrained

Sep 14, 2026

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Running 50 Kilometers Through Rome To Understand Stoicism

Sep 13, 2026

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What the World’s Richest and Most Powerful People Get Wrong (with Stephanie Ruhle)

Sep 12, 2026

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BONUS | What a 9/11 Pilot Will Never Forget (with General Dan Caine)

Sep 11, 2026

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