We get so used to having our way. We live in a time when the skies have been conquered. When so many diseases have been vanquished. When technology allows us to do and have things that were inconceivable even just a generation ago.
Consequently the eternal battle for our attention, between the things we control and the things we don’t, becomes even harder f ... Show More
Yesterday
Stephen Greenblatt: Why “This Time Is Different” Is Always Wrong
Why do the same patterns keep showing up in completely different centuries? In this episode, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Stephen Greenblatt joins Ryan to discuss how power, fear, ego, and insecurity keep producing the same patterns. They talk about why dangerous leaders do n ... Show More
55m 32s
Feb 10
You Have to Fight for It | Is There A Dark Side To Stoicism?
It would be wonderful if the world was naturally just, if people were automatically good, always doing the right thing. But of course, they don’t. 📕 Read more stories that will inspire you to live with justice in Right Thing, Right Now | https://store.dailystoic.com/👉 Support t ... Show More
26m 16s
Apr 2020
Money, Stories, and Old People
In this episode, we talk about a few different things — how to think about giving money to those in need, whether it's helpful to view our lives as stories, and how Taimur has been trying to develop more empathy with old people.
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1 h
Apr 2022
How Daddy Issues Was Born
<p>Before anything else, let me put this out here, THIS episode talks about BULLYING in the office space and losing yourself in the process because the BULLIES made you believe that you’re supposed to take it all in.</p><p>Last week, we talked about how to succeed in life and get ... Show More
58m 22s
Apr 2022
How Daddy Issues Was Born
<p>Before anything else, let me put this out here, THIS episode talks about BULLYING in the office space and losing yourself in the process because the BULLIES made you believe that you’re supposed to take it all in.</p><p>Last week, we talked about how to succeed in life and get ... Show More
58m 22s