Was Nero Really That Bad?

We Could Use More People Like This | How Ryan Holiday Is Challenging Himself Creatively

We are in desperate need of good, courageous people. Can you fill that need? 📚 Grab signed copies of Austin Kleon's books [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&q=austin+kleon*] at The Painted Porch [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&q=austin+kleon*]: * Don’t Call it Art [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/dont-call-it-art-10-ways-to-create-like-a-kid-again-signed?_pos=9&_sid=2462dbc08&_ss=r] * Steal Like An Artist [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/steal-like-an-artist-10th-anniversary-gift-edition-with-a-new-afterword-by-the-author-10-things-nobody-told-you-about-being-creative-signed-by-austin-kleon?_pos=5&_sid=2462dbc08&_ss=r] * Show Your Work [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/show-your-work-10-ways-to-share-your-creativity-and-get-discovered-signed-by-austin-kleon?_pos=1&_sid=2462dbc08&_ss=r] * Keep Going [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/copy-of-keep-going-10-ways-to-stay-creative-in-good-times-and-bad?_pos=4&_sid=2462dbc08&_ss=r] 🎟️ DAILY STOIC LIVE  [https://www.dailystoiclive.com/]| 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  [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/]| 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 [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] | 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 a Team Sport

It is harder to be courageous when all you see are examples of cowardice. Well, the Stoics can help us with this.  📚 Grab a copy of Courage is Calling [https://store.dailystoic.com/products/courage-is-calling-signed-edition-pre-order] by Ryan Holiday 🎟️ DAILY STOIC LIVE  [https://www.dailystoiclive.com/]| 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  [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/]| 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 [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] | 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].

What To Do When the World Feels Like Too Much

The world has always been uncertain, but we have never had this much access to everything that might go wrong. In today’s episode, Ryan talks with the hosts of The Imperfects [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru-N-SGiAXE] about what Stoicism can teach us when the world feels like too much. They discuss doomscrolling, AI anxiety, the difference between worrying and actually taking action, and how to stay engaged with the world without letting it pull you away from the life and people right in front of you. 👉 Check out the full episode on The Imperfects [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru-N-SGiAXE] Podcast | Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ryan-holiday-a-stoic-life-death/id1476501557?i=1000770457628], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/episode/4gA27mxKjPJBQDDShgE1D4], or watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru-N-SGiAXE] 🎟️ DAILY STOIC LIVE  [https://www.dailystoiclive.com/]| 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  [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/]| 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 [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] | 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].

They Will Shove This In Your Face

Moral compromise is never a single act. It creates a precedent…and then another, and another. 📚 Books Mentioned: * Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/dying-every-day-seneca-at-the-court-of-nero] * Plato and the Tyrant [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/plato-and-the-tyrant-the-fall-of-greeces-greatest-dynasty-and-the-making-of-a-philosophic-masterpiece?_pos=2&_sid=dced56267&_ss=r] * How To Die [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/how-to-die-an-ancient-guide-to-the-end-of-life?_pos=4&_sid=dced56267&_ss=r] * How To Give [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/how-to-give-an-ancient-guide-to-giving-and-receiving-ancient-wisdom-for-modern-readers?_pos=7&_sid=dced56267&_ss=r] 🎙️ Check out the full episode: James Romm on The Daily Stoic Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlLuSmSK7M8] | Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-good-people-lose-themselves-to-tyrants-james-romm-pt-1/id1430315931?i=1000721772928], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/episode/0OwAF7hkhE7eg8FyuFZg15], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlLuSmSK7M8] 🎟️ DAILY STOIC LIVE  [https://www.dailystoiclive.com/]| 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/] 🎙️ AD-FREE  [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/]| 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 [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos]| 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 [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] | 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].

You Made That Up | Robert Greene's Favorite Stoic Lessons

Stop extrapolating. Stop adding in the lens of anxiety. 🎟️ DAILY STOIC LIVE  [https://www.dailystoiclive.com/]| 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/] 🎙️ AD-FREE  [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/]| 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 [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos]| 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 [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] | 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].