The Daily Stoic

Stoic Advice for the Problems We All Face

How should a Stoic deal with bullies? What do you do when someone you love drives you crazy? And how do you stick to your principles when it costs you money? Ryan answers some big questions in this episode. Ryan Holiday is coming to a city near you [https://www.dailystoiclive.com/]! Grab tickets here [https://www.dailystoiclive.com/] |  https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ [https://www.dailystoiclive.com/] 🇺🇸 USA: * Portland, Oregon - June 8  [https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/80444483/onstage-with-ryan-holiday-portland-revolution-hall] * San Francisco, California - June 11 [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/daily-stoic-live-onstage-with-ryan-holiday-tickets-1984559640307?aff=oddtdtcreator] * Minneapolis, Minnesota - August 18  [https://www.dailystoiclive.com/] * Chicago, Illinois - August 19  [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/daily-stoic-live-onstage-with-ryan-holiday-tickets-1984473140584?aff=oddtdtcreator] * Detroit, Michigan - August 20  [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/daily-stoic-live-onstage-with-ryan-holiday-tickets-1984473550811?aff=oddtdtcreator] 🇳🇿 NEW ZEALAND: * Auckland, New Zealand - October 13  [https://au.thinkable.events/ryan-holiday-tour/] 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA: * Sydney, Australia - October 16  [https://au.thinkable.events/ryan-holiday-tour/] * Melbourne, Australia - October 18  [https://au.thinkable.events/ryan-holiday-tour/] * Brisbane, Australia - October 20 [https://au.thinkable.events/ryan-holiday-tour/] * Perth, Australia - October 21 [https://au.thinkable.events/ryan-holiday-tour/] 👉 SPECIAL OFFER | Go to dailystoic.com/spring [https://dailystoic.com/spring] and enter code DSPOD20 [https://dailystoic.com/spring] at checkout to get 20% off the Spring Forward Challenge [https://dailystoic.com/spring]! Challenge yourself to spring forward and become the person you aspire to be. The Spring Forward Challenge [https://dailystoic.com/spring] starts March 20, 2026. 🎙️ AD-FREE | Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content: https://dailystoic.supercast.com/ [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] 🎥 VIDEO EPISODES | Watch the video episodes on The Daily Stoic YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos]: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos] ✉️ FREE STOIC WISDOM | 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] 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].

BONUS | How to Reset Your Life (According to the Stoics)

Ready to write off 2026 already because it didn’t start perfectly? In this episode, Ryan talks about why the Stoics would say that impulse is not just unhelpful, it’s arrogant. Writing off today, this week, or this year assumes you’ll always have another chance later. The Stoics remind us the move is to get back to the work right now. 👉 SPECIAL OFFER | Go to dailystoic.com/spring [https://dailystoic.com/spring] and enter code DSPOD20 [https://dailystoic.com/spring] at checkout to get 20% off the Spring Forward Challenge [https://dailystoic.com/spring]! Challenge yourself to spring forward and become the person you aspire to be. The Spring Forward Challenge [https://dailystoic.com/spring] starts March 20, 2026. 🎥 WATCH THIS EPISODE | Watch the video of this episode on https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videosThe Daily Stoic YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3R6ziICRjc]: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videoshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3R6ziICRjc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3R6ziICRjc] 🎙️ AD-FREE | Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content: https://dailystoic.supercast.com/ [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] ✉️ FREE STOIC WISDOM | 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] 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].

A Stoic Test I Didn’t Expect

In the span of three days, Ryan found himself in a series of situations that were exciting, surreal, and a little terrifying. The kind of moments where the Stoic ideas suddenly get put to the test. SPECIAL OFFER exclusively for podcast listeners 👉 Go to dailystoic.com/spring [https://dailystoic.com/spring] and enter code DSPOD20 [https://dailystoic.com/spring] at checkout to get 20% off the Spring Forward Challenge [https://dailystoic.com/spring]! Challenge yourself to spring forward and become the person you aspire to be. The Spring Forward Challenge [https://dailystoic.com/spring] starts March 20, 2026. 🎙️ Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content: https://dailystoic.supercast.com/ [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] 🎥 Watch the video episodes on The Daily Stoic YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos]: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos] ✉️ 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].

Here’s How You Take Back Your Time | Become Dangerously Persuasive With These Books

Think of how you spent the last week. Were those seven days as efficient or productive as they could be?  🎥 VIDEO EPISODE | Watch this episode on Ryan Holiday's YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6xguhdQFM]: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videoshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6xguhdQFM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6xguhdQFM] 📚 BOOKS MENTIONED: 48 Laws of Power [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/48-laws-of-power?_pos=4&_sid=7c638b94f&_ss=r] by Robert Greene 33 Strategies of War [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/33-strategies-of-war?_pos=5&_sid=7c638b94f&_ss=r] by Robert Greene The Art of Seduction [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/art-of-seduction?_pos=6&_sid=7c638b94f&_ss=r]by Robert Greene Keep Going [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/writing3?_pos=1&_sid=a0b4bc7a2&_ss=r]by Austin Kleon Words That Work [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/business22?_pos=1&_sid=fdb5aba6e&_ss=r] by Dr. Frank Luntz The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/22-immutable-laws-of-marketing-exposed-and-explained-by-the-worlds-two?_pos=1&_sid=30e7e7938&_ss=r]by Al Ries and Jack Trout  Purple Cow [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/purple-cow-new-edition-transform-your-business-by-being-remarkable?_pos=1&_sid=2320879bd&_ss=r] by Seth Godin Growth Hacker Marketing [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/ryan12?_pos=1&_sid=25114df88&_ss=r] by Ryan Holiday Supercommunicators [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/supercommunicators-how-to-unlock-the-secret-language-of-connection?_pos=1&_sid=d285985d4&_ss=r] by Charles Duhigg  Trust Me, I’m Lying [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/ryan6?_pos=1&_sid=0fc2de0e5&_ss=r] by Ryan Holiday Right Thing, Right Now [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/right-thing-right-now-pre-order-dates-are-tbd?_pos=1&_sid=31c1827d2&_ss=r] by Ryan Holiday  Waging a Good War [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/waging-a-good-war-a-military-history-of-the-civil-rights-movement-1954-1968?_pos=1&_sid=a18235045&_ss=r] by Thomas Ricks Bury the Chains [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/bury-the-chains-prophets-and-rebels-in-the-fight-to-free-an-empires-slaves?_pos=1&_sid=8ecef7c1e&_ss=r] by Adam Hochschild How To Be A Leader [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/selfhelp13?_pos=1&_sid=ba93a246d&_ss=r] by Plutarch How To Stop A Conspiracy [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/how-to-stop-a-conspiracy-an-ancient-guide-to-saving-a-republic-ancient-wisdom-for-modern-readers?_pos=1&_sid=2058b5962&_ss=r] by Sallust The Children [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-children?_pos=1&_sid=cc544164b&_ss=r]by David Halberstam’ Rules for Radicals [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/rules-for-radicals-a-practical-primer-for-realistic-radicals?_pos=1&_sid=cda34ec71&_ss=r] by Saul Alinksy The Prince [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-prince?_pos=2&_sid=5c11cc384&_ss=r] by Machiavelli Boyd [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/war4?_pos=1&_sid=edc717f09&_ss=r] by Robert Coram 👉 SPECIAL OFFER | Go to dailystoic.com/spring [https://dailystoic.com/spring] and enter code DSPOD20 [https://dailystoic.com/spring] at checkout to get 20% off the Spring Forward Challenge [https://dailystoic.com/spring]! Challenge yourself to spring forward and become the person you aspire to be. The Spring Forward Challenge [https://dailystoic.com/spring] starts March 20, 2026. 🎙️ AD-FREE | Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content: https://dailystoic.supercast.com/ [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] ✉️ FREE STOIC WISDOM | 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] 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 Scary…But In A Good Way

Without change, we stagnate. Our minds grow complacent, ignorant to new ideas. Our bodies grow weak from disuse. We remain stuck. 👉 SPECIAL OFFER FOR PODCAST LISTENERS ONLY | Go to dailystoic.com/spring [https://dailystoic.com/spring] and enter code DSPOD20 [https://dailystoic.com/spring] at checkout to get 20% off the Spring Forward Challenge [https://dailystoic.com/spring]! Challenge yourself to spring forward and become the person you aspire to be. The Spring Forward Challenge [https://dailystoic.com/spring] starts March 20, 2026. Ryan Holiday is coming to a city near you [https://www.dailystoiclive.com/]! Grab tickets here [https://www.dailystoiclive.com/] |  https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ [https://www.dailystoiclive.com/] 🇺🇸 USA dates: * Portland, Oregon - June 8  [https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/80444483/onstage-with-ryan-holiday-portland-revolution-hall] * San Francisco, California - June 11 [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/daily-stoic-live-onstage-with-ryan-holiday-tickets-1984559640307?aff=oddtdtcreator] * Minneapolis, Minnesota - August 18  [https://www.dailystoiclive.com/] * Chicago, Illinois - August 19  [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/daily-stoic-live-onstage-with-ryan-holiday-tickets-1984473140584?aff=oddtdtcreator] * Detroit, Michigan - August 20  [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/daily-stoic-live-onstage-with-ryan-holiday-tickets-1984473550811?aff=oddtdtcreator] 🇳🇿 NEW ZEALAND: * Auckland, New Zealand - October 13  [https://au.thinkable.events/ryan-holiday-tour/] 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA dates: * Sydney, Australia - October 16  [https://au.thinkable.events/ryan-holiday-tour/] * Melbourne, Australia - October 18  [https://au.thinkable.events/ryan-holiday-tour/] * Brisbane, Australia - October 20 [https://au.thinkable.events/ryan-holiday-tour/] * Perth, Australia - October 21 [https://au.thinkable.events/ryan-holiday-tour/] 🎙️ AD-FREE | Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content: https://dailystoic.supercast.com/ [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] 🎥 VIDEO EPISODES | Watch the video episodes on The Daily Stoic YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos]: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos] ✉️ FREE STOIC WISDOM | 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] 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].