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Daily Stoic Sundays: All You Need Are a Few Small Wins Every Day May 03, 2020

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In today’s episode, Ryan describes how success rarely comes in one fell swoop, but rather is built a little more every day, bit by bit.

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Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and NBA Legend Pau Gasol Talk Books, Basketball, and Stoicism May 02, 2020

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In today’s episode, Ryan talks with NBA All-Star, Laker legend and humanitarian Pau Gasol. They discuss everything from Pau's reading habit to his advocacy for female coaches in basketball and more.
1:51 - Intro

6:22 - Being a big reader—and how that was encouraged by Phil Jackson

8:22 - What Pau gets out of fiction

10:32 - Phil Jackson recommendations

11:52 - Stoicism and reading

16:02 - The Meditations and marginalia

18:28 - Why do athletes always like quotes/aphorisms?

21:52 - The importance of reminders

24:42 - The importance of female coaches in basketball, and why discrimination is so harmful, and how hardship makes us stronger

37:25 - COVID-19 economic consequences: how did Pau process his experience with the Trailblazers, and how is that informing his decisions now?
Books mentioned:

The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Shadow of the Sun, by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Corelli’s Mandolin, by Louis de Bernieres
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson
For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
Catch-22, by Joseph Heller
2666, by Roberto Bolaño

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You Do the Math May 01, 2020

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"At least 200,000 people are marked for death worldwide and they don’t even know it. They are the back half of 'the curve.' They are essentially walking dead.
That is the cold, harsh reality of statistics. Of the numbers."
Ryan describes why we can't let our guards down against COVID-19—and why we must use it as a reminder that we could leave life at any moment.
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In the End, It’s Nothing Apr 30, 2020

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"From the outside, it can all seem very impressive. Think of Marcus Aurelius, marching into Rome in triumph. Think of him looking down at the crowds in the coliseum. Think of him looking up, as they erect a 39 meter marble column to his accomplishments.
But those who have had these things, they know."
Find out what they know in the rest of today's podcast.
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You Will Not Be Made Whole Apr 29, 2020

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"This was not your fault. You work hard. You pay your taxes and your insurance premiums. You follow the law. So you should be good, right?"
Ryan shows why, when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic or any other misfortune, that's not necessarily the case.
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This Is a Critical Strength to Cultivate Apr 28, 2020

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"Whatever you decide to do with your life, whatever path you decide to walk, people are going to stand in your way. They’re going to doubt you. They’re going to give you bad advice. They will do you wrong. On purpose and unintentionally. They’ll lie. They’ll undermine you. They may well actively take steps to stop you."
Find out how to deal with this in today's meditation.
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You Have to Care About the Most Vulnerable Apr 27, 2020

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"By now, you’ve probably seen the viral CNN clip of the woman heading to church in Ohio. Aren’t you worried about being exposed to COVID-19, the reporter asks? No, she says confidently, I am bathed in Jesus’s blood. But aren’t you worried about exposing other people? No, she says, angrily. I go to Wal-Mart everyday. I go to the grocery store. Those people could infect me."
Ryan talks about how a Stoic looks at the idea of flattening the curve, and why the lockdowns are so important.
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Daily Stoic Sundays: What Marcus Aurelius Can Teach Frontline Responders During COVID-19 Apr 26, 2020

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This past January, Ryan spoke with the USAF’s 31st Fighter Wing, stationed in Aviano, Italy. Later this area would experience a virulent outbreak of COVID-19. Ryan recently recorded a follow-up call with the Aviano base, which you can hear in today’s episode.

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Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan Talks Social Media, Social Distancing, and Stoicism with Congressman Mike Gallagher Apr 25, 2020

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In this episode, Ryan speaks with US Representative Mike Gallagher from the 8th District of Wisconsin. They talk how not to be distracted by social media and disinformation, how Stoics dealt with plagues both past and present, and how anyone can implement the lessons of Stoicism.

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