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This Is Who To Turn To When You’re Struggling May 12, 2020

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"For thousands of years people have been turning to Stoicism when they had problems, big and small. Obviously you know that on some level or you wouldn’t be reading this email. But do you really practice this? Or, are you treating philosophy like some sort of side gig, as Seneca put it, or treating it, as Marcus termed it, like a stepmother?
Whatever you’re going through, the Stoics have written about it." Find out what else Stoicism applies to in today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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Just Do One Thing Every Day May 11, 2020

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"Seneca wrote a lot of letters to his friend Lucilius. We don’t know a lot about Lucilius, only that he was from Pompeii, he was a Roman knight, he was the imperial procurator in Sicily then its Governor, he owned a country villa in Ardea. For all his success though, we get the sense that he struggled with many of the things we all struggle with: Anxiety. Distraction. Fear. Temptation. Self-discipline."
Find out Seneca's simple solution to Lucilius's problems in today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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Daily Stoic Sundays: Life Comes at You Fast. So You Better Be Ready. May 10, 2020

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In today’s episode, Ryan reads his latest article about the unpredictability of life, and how we should always be prepared for the worst and the best that it has to offer us.

Read the original article here: https://geni.us/rLEd0

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Ask Daily Stoic: How Do I Deal With Imposter Syndrome? May 09, 2020

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In today’s episode, Ryan talks about the new box set (https://geni.us/A6gX) of his first three books on Stoicism. He reads from Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic (https://geni.us/GMzk) and tackles your questions, too.

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Can You Help Others First? May 08, 2020

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"Here we are in tough times. A global pandemic has struck wide swaths of the population. Governments are struggling under the load. Economies are crashing. These are the kinds of moments that make average people want to shrink, to turn inward, to focus on themselves.

A Stoic resists that impulse."
Find out what a Stoic does instead, in today's Daily Stoic podcast.
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There Is Only One Person to Listen To May 07, 2020

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"Like any person in power, any person in the public spotlight, any person striving to be great, Marcus struggled with caring too much about what other people thought of him. Good or bad—as animals, we are designed to think this matters, lest our evolutionary ancestors risk being driven from the tribe. So Marcus worked to remind himself that praise and criticism were really the same thing: a clacking of tongues. Throw away the recognition, throw away the gossip, throw away all grousing from your haters, he said—it’s worthless."

Learn more about tuning out the clacking of tongues in todays' Daily Stoic podcast.

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Now Is The Time For Structure May 06, 2020

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"Maybe right now you’re stuck at home, maybe you’re not working. Your kids might be home with you. Certainly the normal way of doing things has been significantly altered. Well, now is the time to follow the Stoic practices more than ever." Find out what kind of practices you should incorporate into your life in today's Daily Stoic podcast.
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Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Robert Greene Talk Plagues, Politics, and Polarization May 06, 2020

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In today’s episode, Ryan talks with his mentor, author and strategist Robert Greene. They discuss historical links to today’s pandemic, the 2020 US presidential election, Robert’s thoughts on making alive time out of the state-imposed quarantines, and more.

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It’s Important to Have Reminders May 05, 2020

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"It seems crazy now, but amongst the Stoics in the ancient world there was once intense disagreement over whether philosophers should have “precepts” or sayings to remind them of their teachings. Stoics like Aristo, who lived around the time of Zeno, believed that this was cheating. A wise man, properly trained, should just know what to do in any and every situation. "

Ryan discusses how we should use reminders to stay on the right path in today's episode.

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