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You Can’t Get Your Dawns Back | Ask DS Aug 22, 2024

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Once a dawn happens, it is gone to you forever. Once a day ends, it’s done for you for all time. Act accordingly. Protect your time accordingly.

Ask DS:

When will Ryan’s next non-Stoic book come out?
How has Stoicism helped Ryan free his own biases?
What does Ryan think about Ted Lasso as a Stoic?
Does Ryan have any insight on passing along Stoic principles to the next generation?
What is Ryan’s advice to someone who loves their friends and family but struggles to fit in due to different beliefs?

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It’s About What You Make Happen Aug 21, 2024

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We don’t live in Ancient Rome. We are not emperors or senators. We are not professional philosophers. We are regular people. This doesn’t mean we are far from the world of virtue.

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Why Amanda Knox Turned To Stoicism After Being Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Aug 21, 2024

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In November, 2007, Amanda Knox was 20 years old and had been studying abroad in Italy when her roommate, Meredith Kercher, was brutally murdered. Around the world, all eyes (and cameras) were on Amanda as the main suspect and she was wrongfully convicted of the murder. After spending four years in an Italian prison, the verdict was overturned and Amanda was able to come home to the United States.

In 2013, a new trial was ordered by the Italian court and ultimately Amanda was found not guilty a second time. Then just a couple of months ago in June, she had to return to the same courtroom for a re-trial on charges of slander.

Today, Amanda talks with Ryan about how being introduced to Stoicism and The Obstacle is the Way completely changed her perspective while navigating her unimaginable situation.

“In the eyes of other people, I was the girl accused of murder and I felt like they didn't really say anything true or real about me as a human being. And I had to really think about that idea, the obstacle is the way, to understand how that played a role in my life. It is a very defining part of my life, but also how I've reacted to it is even more defining about my life and how I've chosen to exercise my agency” - Amanda Knox

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Their Hearts Were Touched By Fire | 12 Valuable Stoic Truths Aug 20, 2024

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The Stoics were touched by the power of philosophy at an early age. It inspired them, charged them, challenged them. Whatever your age, you too have been touched by this fire. You also have their torch to carry forward as you do extraordinary things, as you try to make the world better for you having lived in it.

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There Are Some Things Only Adversity Unlocks | Just Say No To Future Misery Aug 19, 2024

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The obstacles are not impediments, they are opportunities. They are not holding us back, they are fueling us.

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Philosophical Antagonists? The Real Story of Stoicism and Epicureanism Aug 18, 2024

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The stereotypes of Stoics as emotionless brutes and Epicureans as self-indulgent pleasure-seekers is not just misleading, but is an injustice to the two philosophies. Tune in to learn the similarities, differences, myths, stories, and history behind Stoicism and Epicureanism.

🗞️ Check out the Daily Stoic article on Epicureanism and Stoicism: Lessons, Similarities and Differences

Narrated by: Kat Pichik

📕 Read more about Diotimus the Vicious in Lives of the Stoics by Ryan Holiday | https://store.dailystoic.com/

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Be An Everyday Person | Coach Buzz Williams Aug 17, 2024

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Being consistent creates real, lasting change. It is the compound interest towards our future accomplishments and who we want to be. This is what Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Buzz Williams, calls “being an everyday guy”. Whether you’re practicing free throws in the gym every afternoon like Coach Buzz's players or you’re writing each morning like Ryan, the common denominator that leads each of us to where we want to go is consistently showing up and doing the work.

Tune in to today’s episode to hear Coach Buzz and Ryan talk about being an everyday person, why all success is a lagging indicator, how Buzz thinks about winning and losing, coaching players in the age of social media fame, and more. Don’t forget to listen to part 1:

🎙️ Part 1: Coach Buzz Williams’ Playbook for Mentorship and Motivation

🎥 Watch the full clip of Coach Buzz talking about “being an everyday guy” on YouTube

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Can You Do It With A Broken Heart? | Anything Can Be An Advantage Aug 16, 2024

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The Stoics were people that felt, but they also understood that life, especially leadership, requires being able to balance these emotions with the responsibilities and duties each of us have. We have to process these emotions, to be sure. We may also have to put them aside for a second.

📕 Our favorite translation of Seneca’s essays on grief and loss, Hardship and Happiness (The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca) is available at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/

🎶 Lyrics mentioned are from I Can Do It With a Broken Heart by Taylor Swift

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What Has It Stolen From You? | Ask DS Aug 15, 2024

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We are the creators of our anxiety. Which means we can also be the ones to do something about it. In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius put it like this: “Today I escaped from anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions—not outside.”

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Coach Buzz Williams’ Playbook for Mentorship and Motivation Aug 14, 2024

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As the Head Coach of Texas A&M Men’s Basketball team, Coach Buzz Williams is dedicated to setting his players up for success not only on the court, but with values that they will carry for the rest of their lives.

During the off-season, Coach Buzz was able to come down to the Daily Stoic studio and share with Ryan what he’s learned about not just being a great coach, but also a great person, throughout his life and 30+ season coaching career. Buzz talks about how basketball legend George Raveling continues to be his mentor, the responsibility he feels as a coach, building trust with his players, the difference between discipline and justice, and more.

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📚 Want to learn more about the difference between discipline and justice? Check these out:

Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday

Right Thing, Right Now by Ryan Holiday

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