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How Do You Not See This? | Be Stingy With Time Dec 07, 2020

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"You consider yourself a programmatic thinker, a political realist, a student of history, a righter of wrongs, a teller of truths. The world is going to hell and you know how to fix it. But maybe you’ve become blind to the way your decisions, your actions, your beliefs are contributing—not to any sort of solution, but rather to the very thing you’re bemoaning. Maybe you’re the problem."
Ryan describes why we should be wary of the absolute certainty that we know what is right and wrong, and reads this week's meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal, on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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Temporary Madness — An Excerpt from Don Robertson’s “How to Think Like a Roman Emperor” Dec 06, 2020

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On today’s episode, Ryan features a clip from the audiobook of Donald Robertson’s 2019 book How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, published by Macmillan Audio, and available wherever book and audios are sold. For more from Ryan and Donald, check out their appearance on Daily Stoic’s podcast from August, when they discussed the history behind Stoicism, the Antonine Plague, and more

Donald Robertson is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist, trainer, and writer. Robertson has been researching Stoicism and applying it in his work for twenty years. He is one of the founding members of the non-profit organization Modern Stoicism. His 2019 book How to Think Like a Roman Emperor (audiobook) is published by Macmillan Audio and available wherever books and audiobooks are sold.

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Pop Star Camila Cabello On Stoicism, Creativity and Success Dec 05, 2020

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On today’s episode, Ryan talks with Camila Cabello on training your mind to work for you, finding courage and happiness in your career, how she values stillness and the idea of memento mori, and more.

Camila Cabello is one of the biggest stars in the music industry today. Cabello’s 2018 debut album, Camila, reached the top of the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum. Cabello has billions of streams on digital music platforms and has won multiple awards, including two Latin Grammy Awards, and has received three Grammy Award nominations. She will be playing the lead role in the 2021 adaptation of Cinderella.

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You Think You’re So Powerful Dec 04, 2020

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"You’re smart. You’re experienced. You’ve made a bunch of money. You have a few prestigious letters before or after your name.
You’re a citizen of this country or that one. You’re got an impressive physique. You have a large following.
We can start to feel pretty good about ourselves… and then life has a way of reminding us how meaningless these things really are. "
Ryan explains how your personal attributes are less important than how you respond to life, on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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Who You Spend Time With Matters Dec 03, 2020

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"We’d like to think we are above being influenced by others, but of course that’s not true. We are shaped by the people we spend time with, and the examples we observe. Benjamin Hardy has called this the “proximity effect,” and many years ago Jim Rohn famously declared that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with."
Ryan discusses why it's so important that you carefully choose who you associate with, on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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ESPN's Wright Thompson On What Makes Us Great… And Human Dec 02, 2020

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Ryan speaks with writer Wright Thompson about what drives an author to cover a topic, the similarity between writing and sports, their differing writing processes, and more.

Wright Thompson is an author and journalist who covers the intersections of sports and culture. Thompson has written for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine on topics like auto racing, MMA, bullfighting and more. Thompson wrote The Cost of These Dreamsand recently released the New York Times bestselling Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last.

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It’s Not If You’re Reading, But WHAT You’re Reading Dec 02, 2020

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Reading is an indisputable good. How could it not be? It’s hard to criticize anyone who takes the time, in this crazy, busy (and shockingly ignorant) world, to sit and read a book.
But if wisdom is our aim, then of course, it’s not that simple. Great readers don’t just think about quantity, they think about quality.
Ryan explains how you should measure the quality of your reading on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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Who Will You Look For? Dec 01, 2020

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If you look out at the world right now, what you’ll see at first glance is a pretty terrible picture of desperation. Steep market declines. Fear. Panic. Unemployment. People in hospitals. Leaders who have fallen down on the job at every level of government, who actually feel no shame, saying things like, “I don't take responsibility at all.”

But if you choose to be a bit more deliberate about how you look, you might see something else—a pretty amazing picture of dedication.
Ryan describes why the way you choose to perceive things is so important on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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Look for the Smooth Handle | Balance the Books of Life Daily Nov 30, 2020

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In 1811, a 68-year-old Thomas Jefferson sat down to try to put down some advice that he could pass along to his 12-year-old granddaughter Cornelia. His advice survives to us as “Canons of Conduct,” 12 rules for living.
Ryan discusses the importance of one of Jefferson's rules, and reads over the week's guidance from the Daily Stoic Journal, on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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