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Converting a Stoicism Skeptic with Novelist Amy Shearn Nov 11, 2020

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Ryan talks with author Amy Shearn about her own journey with Stoicism, how she and Ryan both wrestle with the concepts of Stoicism in a modern context, the role of women in Stoicism, and more.

Amy Shearn is an American author and essayist. During the coronavirus pandemic, Shearn became fascinated by Stoicism; she wrote about her experience learning about, grappling with, and ultimately accepting Stoicism in a popular Medium article. Shearn has written in venues like The New York Times, Slate, Jane Magazine and more; she published her most recent novel, Unseen City, in September.

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Ignore It. It Doesn’t Matter. Nov 10, 2020

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"'“A trifle consoles us,' Blaise Pascal wrote, 'because a trifle upsets us.' We get so worked up about things that don’t matter—of course we can be convinced to drop them. Of course we can be easily distracted.

This is why Marcus talks about the importance of having no opinion."
Ryan discusses the importance of Marcus Aurelius's advice on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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We Can't Just Do This. (Or Can We?) | The Real Power You Have Nov 09, 2020

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"Sometimes it can feel—especially lately—that we are, to use the novelist James Salter’s haunting phrase, just burning the days. We get up. We answer emails. We work. We eat. We sleep. One day bleeds into the next.
What day is it again? The weekend? Already?"
Learn how to break through that feeling in today's Daily Stoic Podcast. Also learn more about today's weekly meditation, which exhorts you to find the true, lasting sources of power that you have.
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The Art of Journaling Nov 08, 2020

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On today's episode, Ryan goes in-depth into journaling, describing the benefits of journaling, how to get started, and more.

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Tank Sinatra - Meme King on how How Comedy Helps You Live Nov 07, 2020

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Ryan talks with Instagram star Tank Sinatra about his unique approach to comedy, the best way to use or deal with anger, what philosophy tells us about how to handle our emotions, and more.

Tank Sinatra, aka George Resch, is a Long Island dad who runs one of the biggest meme accounts on Instagram. Since launching the original account @tank.sinatra in 2015, Resch’s Instagram accounts (which also include @influencersinthewild and @tanksgoodnews) have over 8 million followers, with even more on Twitter and Facebook. He is currently the director of influence marketing at Brandfire and has written a book, Happy Is the New Rich.

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Here’s How to See Life Nov 06, 2020

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"Most people see life as a kind of a race. They want to win. They want to get somewhere. They want to do it better than other people. Certainly, one can see how this approach can produce impressive results. By creating a competition, by creating a way to keep score, it’s natural that one will do well by those metrics.
The problem is that life isn’t a race, and even if it were, there’s no evidence that we’re all in the same race."
Ryan explains a better way to perceive life, on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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So, It’s Been a Rough Year? Nov 05, 2020

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"This has probably not been the year you expected. Few of us went into 2020 expecting an impeachment, a pandemic, murder hornets, earthquakes, fires, record-setting unemployment and god knows what else has hit you individually. Blew out your knee? Lost a big client? A falling out?
It’s easy to sit here and say this has been a bad year. But is it really so bad? Is it 1865 bad? Winter of 1777 bad?"
Ryan puts this crazy year into perspective in today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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Megha Rajagopalan On Using History to Understand Modern Authoritarianism Nov 04, 2020

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Ryan talks with Megha Rajagopalan, a world correspondent for BuzzFeed News, about her reporting in China about human rights and how history informs our understanding of geopolitics.

Megha Rajagopalan is a world correspondent for BuzzFeed News. She has covered major stories in Asia and the Middle East, and has been based in China, Thailand, Israel and the Palestinian territories. Megha has also written for numerous other outlets and has appeared on NPR, BBC World News, CNN, and other outlets.
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The Arc Is Long… But It Bends This Way Nov 04, 2020

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"When you look at a map of the world from a distance, everything seems smooth. The more you zoom in, the bumpier it gets. Suddenly, mountain ranges leap up at you. Enormous lakes emerge. Vast distances become apparent.
In a sense, history is a lot like this, too."
Ryan explains what becomes apparent if you take a step back from the day-to-day workings of history, on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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