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It’s Always Happening | What Little Wins Can You Find Aug 05, 2024

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We’re all marked souls, living on borrowed time. Let’s not waste what time we have left. Memento Mori.

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Going Beyond The Call Aug 04, 2024

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Having the courage to make the ultimate sacrifice. Going beyond the call. This is the story of the Battle of Thermopylae.

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Unlocking Self-Discovery Through Shadow Work Journaling | Keila Shaheen Aug 03, 2024

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Journaling allows us to release our thoughts and feelings, but shadow work journaling takes it to a much deeper level. Shadow work is based on Carl Jung's idea that we all have a “shadow self” which holds our repressed thoughts, feelings, and experiences. This side of us is hidden in our subconscious, but impacts how we show up in all areas of life.

Keila Shaheen, author of the viral sensation The Shadow Work Journal, joins Ryan to talk about what shadow work is, why shadow work journaling reveals hidden aspects of yourself, and how the Stoics spoke about the benefits of journaling. Keila also talks about navigating the unexpected viral success after self-publishing The Shadow Work Journal and what she has personally discovered about her own “shadow self”.

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Keila is also the creator of Zenfulnote which is a variety of books, journals, and a card game | https://zenfulnote.com/

You can follow Keila on Instagram @keilashaheen and on X @zenfulnote

🎙️ Former NFL player, Tony Gonzalez, introduced Ryan to The Shadow Work Journal - listen in to Tony’s interview on The Daily Stoic!

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It’s A Very Special Thing | We Can Work Any Way Aug 02, 2024

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What we see in Meditations is not the finished product of a philosopher but the process of philosophy—we are watching Marcus philosophize to himself. It’s like we get to eavesdrop on one of the world’s greatest singers giving the most earnest performance of their lifetime, totally to themselves.

🎙️ Listen to The Responsibility of Translating Marcus Aurelius | David Hernández de la Fuente | Apple Podcasts, Spotify, & Wondery

📚 Translations of Meditations:

The Daily Stoic

The Inner Citadel

Meditations translated by Gregory Hayes

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Can You Build a Castle? | Ask DS Aug 01, 2024

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You could build castles out of the bricks they threw at Cato. But Cato didn’t need to build castles with those bricks because he had something better - an inner citadel.

Ask DS:

Looking at Cato’s life, does he stick to his plan of justice too much sometimes?

If Ryan could ask Marcus Aurelius one question, what would it be?

What are Ryan's tips or tricks to know if you’re hitting the golden mean?

Why is justice a common thread between Friedrich Nietzsche’s work and the Stoics?

🎙️ Listen to Will Guidara interview Ryan Holiday | Apple Podcasts, Spotify, & Wondery

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Patrick Dempsey on Ethical Dilemmas, Being of Service, and Embracing Stoicism Jul 31, 2024

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Patrick Dempsey and Ryan’s conversation continues in today’s episode, talking about the ethical decisions made each day, how the entertainment world is impacting society, prioritizing being of service, contributing positively to communities, and how Patrick has embraced Stoicism in his life.

Patrick Dempsey is an actor, race car driver, and founder of the Dempsey Center. He is most known from his role as Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd from the series Grey’s Anatomy. Patrick has also starred in Enchanted, Sweet Home Alabama, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Made of Honor, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Ferrari, and more.

🎙️ Don’t forget to listen to part 1 with Patrick and Ryan if you haven’t already!

How Patrick Dempsey Applies Stoicism in Acting and Race Car Driving

📚 Books recommended by Ryan and Patrick:

The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough

The Wright Brothers by David McCullough

American Nations by Colin Woodard

Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids by Ryan Holiday

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This Ain’t No Sin Jul 31, 2024

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It doesn’t matter that times are dark or violent or uncertain. We must be grateful, we must seize this gift we’ve been given while we have it.

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How Much Sad Do You Think You Have? | 10 Stoic Tips For Handling Rude People Jul 30, 2024

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There are going to be moments of life that make you question just how much a person can possibly take. But there is that inner-citadel within you as well. Cultivate it now, reinforce it and it will be even stronger and more dependable when you need it.

🎶 Lyrics mentioned are from So Long, London by Taylor Swift

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We Really Screwed This Up, Didn’t We? | A Week Without Complaining Jul 29, 2024

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We need to make the virtues commonplace again—they are, as Marcus Aurelius said, “touchstones of goodness.” And we must start with the only thing we control: Our own decisions, motivations and actions.

📚 Learn how to live with virtue by reading the Stoic Virtues series by Ryan Holiday:

Book 1: Courage is Calling | https://store.dailystoic.com/

Book 2: Discipline is Destiny | https://store.dailystoic.com/

Book 3: Right Thing, Right Now | https://store.dailystoic.com/

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Seneca on Practicing What You Preach Jul 28, 2024

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Today's episode is an excerpt from The Tao Of Seneca produced by Tim Ferriss’ Audio. In this letter, Seneca writes about how true philosophy requires acting in accordance with one's principles, advocating for consistency between one's inner life and outward behavior.

Go to tim.blog/seneca to get the PDF for free.

Listen to more of The Tao of Seneca:

🎙️ Seneca on Despising Death

🎙️Seneca on Conquering the Conqueror

🎙️Seneca on Philosophy and Friendship

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