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Life Endures. That’s What It Does. Oct 07, 2020

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"Right now, this feels like an unprecedented crisis. Nearly a million people have died worldwide from a virus for which there may or may not be a vaccine depending on who you ask... Nobody really knows what’s going on. Nobody trusts anybody. Nobody knows who to believe. And both lives and livelihoods are hanging in the balance.
It’s a nightmare. Will we ever survive this?"
Ryan puts the world situation in perspective and tells us what we can do to cope on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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Scott Barry Kaufman - How to Use Psychology to Solve Real-World Problems Oct 07, 2020

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On today’s podcast, Ryan talks with Scott Barry Kaufman about passion versus purpose, what psychology can tell us about our political leaders, how to foster empathy in other people, and more.

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D., is an author, psychologist, professor, and podcaster. Kaufman hosts The Psychology Podcast, the number-one psychology podcast in the world. His new book, Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization, reimagines the idea of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

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It’s Only After You’ve Lost Everything That You’re Free to Do Anything Oct 06, 2020

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"One day late in the fourth century BC, the Phoenician merchant Zeno set sail on the Mediterranean Sea with a cargo full of Tyrian purple dye. Prized by the wealthy and by royalty, who dressed themselves in clothes colored with it, the rare dye was painstakingly extracted by slaves from the blood of sea snails and dried in the sun until it was, as one ancient historian said, “worth its weight in silver.” This was Zeno’s family trade. They trafficked in one of the most valuable goods in the ancient world, and as it has always been for entrepreneurs, their business was on the line seemingly every day.
On that fateful day, a day not unlike one you may have experienced, Zeno lost everything."
Find out the rest of Zeno's story in today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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Patience Will Be Key to Surviving This Oct 05, 2020

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"Whether you thought things were about to go back to normal or you’re entering another long month of quarantine or your country is locking down due to a second wave, we are all in the same boat: We’re all getting a little stir-crazy."
Ryan describes how to cope with new pandemic restrictions—or any delays that you may face in the pursuit of your goals—on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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It's the Little Moments That Make the Big Lessons Oct 04, 2020

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In today's episode, Ryan reads his recent article about the lessons we can learn from the smallest moments in the lives of the philosophers and scholars who inspire us.
Read the article here: https://ryanholiday.net/study/
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Ryder Carroll - The Power of Journaling Oct 03, 2020

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On today’s podcast, Ryan talks with Ryder Carroll, the designer and creator of the Bullet Journal system, about how it feels to release a product into the world, the power of keeping a journal, and the best way to get started with your own.

Ryder Carroll is a product designer who created the popular Bullet Journal method of journaling. Carroll originally devised the Bullet Journal method to help him cope with his learning disabilities, and began sharing it online in 2013. It has since become a worldwide phenomenon, being covered in outlets like the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Fast Company and more.

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And This Too Shall Pass Oct 02, 2020

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"In 1859, before he was president, before he suffered through that harrowing train ride to Washington on his way to office where many thought he would be killed before he arrived, before the Union tore itself to pieces and around 750,000 people died in the Civil War (the total number dead is still unknown), Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at the Wisconsin State Fair. The subject of the speech was supposed to be agriculture, but Lincoln decided to go a little deeper."
Find out what Lincoln discussed, and why it's so important to remember nowadays, on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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If Trouble Knocks, Let It Find You Home Oct 01, 2020

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"Cato did not want a civil war. Julius Caesar probably thought that if he marched on Rome, Cato’s opposition would evaporate. He was mistaken. James Garfield didn’t want a civil war either. As the South ratcheted up their aggression in the 1860s, Southern fire-eaters assumed that the North would compromise, as they had time and time again. They weren’t counting on resistance like the kind they found in men like Garfield and Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. 'Of course I deprecate war,' Garfield famously said later in life, 'but if it is brought to my door, the bringer will find me home.'
In a way, this perfectly captures the Stoic approach, not just to war but to life."
Ryan describes how a Stoic treats the obstacles and problems that they encounter on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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Ryan and Stephen Hanselman Talk About Their Newest Book, Lives of the Stoics Sep 30, 2020

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On today’s podcast, Ryan talks with co-author Stephen Hanselman about their latest book, Lives of the Stoics, and what their experience has been writing it for the past year. This is the first part of the interview that Ryan recorded as a bonus gift for pre-ordering Lives of the Stoics; to hear the rest, just visit DailyStoic.com/Lives.

Stephen Hanselman is a longtime collaborator of Ryan’s, having worked with him on their previous books, The Daily Stoicand The Daily Stoic Journal. Stephen has worked in the publishing business in various roles for over three decades. He is also a graduate of Harvard Divinity School.

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