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The most misunderstood Stoic practice is Memento Mori [https://dailystoic.com/what-is-memento-mori/]- remember you will die. Dr. Laurie Santos, an expert on the science of happiness, joins Ryan to share the research behind why thinking about your mortality is proven to increase happiness. Dr. Laurie shares how to balance negative and positive visualizations for a fulfilling life, the Stoic practices that she swears by, and practical applications of Stoic and Buddhist teachings.  Dr. Laurie Santos is an expert on the science of happiness and the ways in which our minds lie to us about what makes us happy. Her Yale course, “Psychology and the Good Life,” teaches students how the science of psychology can provide important hints about how to make wiser choices and live a life that’s happier and more fulfilling. The class became Yale’s most popular course in over 300 years, with almost one out of four students enrolled.  Her course has been featured in the New York Times, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, GQ Magazine, Slate and O! Magazine. The online version of the class—The Science of Well-Being on Coursera.org [https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being/paidmedia?utm_medium=sem&utm_source=gg&utm_campaign=b2c_namer_the-science-of-well-being_yale_ftcof_learn_cx_dr_bau_gg_sem_pr-bd_us-ca_en_m_hyb_20-03_x&campaignid=9728548210&adgroupid=102459401907&device=c&keyword=the%20science%20of%20well%20being%20coursera&matchtype=b&network=g&devicemodel=&creativeid=433067297434&assetgroupid=&targetid=kwd-896280163153&extensionid=&placement=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=9728548210&gbraid=0AAAAADdKX6be5A0gN0h5VP2ILQmPFpM-L&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlMfABhCWARIsADGXdy9ELJPHLw-O4ef058h_SEqmTpIdJ4u8W-RKvfCKlMdFve2e55VDS0caAjPREALw_wcB]—has attracted more than 4 million learners from around the world. A winner of numerous awards both for her science and teaching, she was recently voted as one of Popular Science Magazine’s “Brilliant 10” young minds, and was named in Time Magazine as a “Leading Campus Celebrity.”  Listen to Dr. Laurie’s podcast, The Happiness Lab [https://www.drlauriesantos.com/happiness-lab-with-dr-laurie-santos-podcast], where she shares the latest scientific research on what it means to be truly happy.  Check out more of Dr. Laurie’s work at DrLaurieSantos.com [http://drlauriesantos.com] and follow her Instagram @LaurieSantosOfficial [https://www.instagram.com/lauriesantosofficial/?hl=en], X @LaurieSantos [https://x.com/lauriesantos], and on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFfUSTVKFCfXl6PVyG08zxg] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@drlauriesantos] @DrLaurieSantos 🪙 We have a collection of items in the Daily Stoic store to help you in your own memento mori practice [https://store.dailystoic.com/collections/memento-mori], check them out here: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/collections/memento-mori] 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work [https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work] 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en]: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast] 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast]: https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

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) [http://dailystoic.com/ecourse] as a personal field guide —part book club, part masterclass, part daily practice. It’s designed to help you not just read the words of Epictetus, but live them—to turn his timeless wisdom into real change in your own life and the lives of those around you. And if you get the guide before July 26th, you’ll receive a private invitation to an exclusive LIVE Q&A with Ryan Holiday, where he’ll go deep on all things Epictetus, Stoicism, and how to apply these ideas right now, in today’s world. Head to dailystoic.com/epictetuscourse [http://dailystoic.com/epictetuscourse] to learn more and get your book, guide, and bundle today! 👉 Get How To Read Epictetus (A Daily Stoic Guide) [http://dailystoic.com/ecourse] & all other Daily Stoic courses for FREE when you join Daily Stoic Life | dailystoic.com/life [https://dailystoic.com/life/] 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work [https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work] 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en]: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast] 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast]: https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

It’s rather sad—almost sacriligeous—that more people don’t know who shaped Marcus’s philosophical worldview.  💡 We designed our How To Read Epictetus (A Daily Stoic Guide) [http://dailystoic.com/ecourse] as a personal field guide —part book club, part masterclass, part daily practice. It’s designed to help you not just read the words of Epictetus, but live them—to turn his timeless wisdom into real change in your own life and the lives of those around you. And if you get the guide before July 26th, you’ll receive a private invitation to an exclusive LIVE Q&A with Ryan Holiday, where he’ll go deep on all things Epictetus, Stoicism, and how to apply these ideas right now, in today’s world. Head to dailystoic.com/epictetuscourse [http://dailystoic.com/epictetuscourse] to learn more and get your book, guide, and bundle today! 👉 Get How To Read Epictetus (A Daily Stoic Guide) [http://dailystoic.com/ecourse] & all other Daily Stoic courses for FREE when you join Daily Stoic Life | dailystoic.com/life [https://dailystoic.com/life/] 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work [https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work] 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en]: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast] 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast]: https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

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. 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work [https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work] 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en]: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast] 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast]: https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

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 [https://www.youtube.com/@TheDaytripper/videos], to explore how traveling, even just one town over, can completely change the way you see the world. They talk about why you don’t need to leave the country (or even your own state) to gain a new perspective, how the Stoics thought about travel in the ancient world, and how to use everyday adventures to raise more curious, open-minded kids. Chet Garner is the creator, producer, and host of "The Daytrippe [https://www.youtube.com/@TheDaytripper/videos]r", an 11-time Emmy-Award winning travel show airing on PBS stations across the country.You can check out Chet’s show The Daytripper [https://www.youtube.com/@TheDaytripper/videos]on PBS and his videos on YouTube @TheDaytripperTV  [https://www.youtube.com/thedaytrippertv]. Follow Chet on Instagram @ChetTripper [https://www.instagram.com/chettripper/?hl=en] and see more at thedaytripper.com [http://thedaytripper.com] 📚 Books Mentioned: Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/confederacy-of-dunces-anniversary?_pos=1&_sid=0f12b6fe6&_ss=r] Moviegoer by Walker Percy [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/moviegoer?_pos=1&_sid=cf41283f9&_ss=r] In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/in-a-sunburned-country?_pos=1&_sid=7353f51fa&_ss=r] 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work [https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work] 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en]: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast] 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast]: https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].