The Daily Stoic

We have to constantly remind ourselves to stop time traveling. To come back to the present.

Here's a sneak peek of an episode from the podcast No Small Endeavor, hosted by Lee C. Camp. Living well is a lifelong practice, and No Small Endeavor gives you the tools and perspectives to keep refining that process.Lee talks with world-class thinkers, psychologists, authors, and philosophers about what it really takes to live a good life—not in theory, but in practice. In his latest series, Lee explores the human ache that secularism can't explain, and the new spiritualities that may not be able to fill it. He travels around the world, talking to guests on both sides of the war between science and religion. Like Belle Tindall-Riley, a biblical scholar from rural Wales who grew up lying to her classmates about going to church. In this episode, Belle explains why she reads practices like manifesting, tarot, crystals, and WitchTok for the true longing underneath. She examines the limits of a spirituality that always tells you you're doing just fine. You'll come away asking questions of your ow

The world has always been chaotic. Empires rise and fall. Crises come and go. But the virtues that help us navigate these challenges haven't changed in thousands of years.

There's magic all around you, but it's easy to miss when you're glued to a screen and going through life on autopilot. Ryan sits down with bestselling author Robert Greene to talk about his new book, The Law of the Sublime, and how to rediscover the sense of wonder we tend to lose as we get older. Get a copy of The Law of the Sublime by Robert Greene | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-law-of-the-sublime?_pos=13&_sid=e0d7a8c03&_ss=rGrab signed copies of Robert Greene’s books at The Painted Porch:The 48 Laws of Power | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/48-laws-of-power-signed?_pos=4&_sid=e0d7a8c03&_ss=rThe Laws of Human Nature | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/laws-of-human-nature-copy?_pos=2&_sid=e0d7a8c03&_ss=rMastery | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/mastery-signed-by-robert-greene?_pos=3&_sid=e0d7a8c03&_ss=rThe 33 Strategies of War | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/33-strategies-of-war-signed-by-robert-greene?_pos=5&am

The times will always be what they are. How we respond is up to us.

Marcus Aurelius dealt with war, plague, betrayal, and unimaginable loss, but he never stopped showing up and trying to do the right thing.

What are the pieces of advice you find yourself coming back to again and again? Ryan talks with bestselling author and ESPN writer Seth Wickersham about three quotes he keeps beside his laptop and why they continue to shape the way he approaches his work and life.

No amount of prosperity, no amount of difficulty is certain or forever. A triumph becomes a trial. A trial becomes a triumph. Life can change in an instant. The new 10th Anniversary Edition of The Daily Stoic is out NOW!

The clocks have been changed. Summer is gone. Fall is here, and winter is on its way.

We are lucky to get to do these things. Let’s think and act like it.

Our job today and tomorrow is the same as it’s always been—to be good, to be wise, to stand up for what’s right, to resist what is wrong and evil. Nothing changes that.

Political dysfunction and uncertainty are nothing new. The Stoics lived through their own times of chaos, cruelty, and disorder. But they understood something about surviving times like these that we would do well to remember today.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_itTQaiu4G0

The act of casting a ballot is in your control. You control whether or not you engage in the democratic process. And the Stoics are explicit on this point: the philosopher, they say, is obligated to contribute to the polis, and to participate in politics.

In this bonus episode, follow Ryan behind the scenes as the Daily Stoic Live Tour takes him through Minneapolis, Chicago, and Detroit.

When misinformation and extremism and utter nonsense pervades…When cruelty and meanness become acceptable…When the system is falling apart and the center looks like it may not hold…Your job is simple.

You can't control everything that happens in politics, but you can control what you do with the power you have. In today’s episode, political leader, voting rights activist, and bestselling author Stacey Abrams joins Ryan to talk about the importance of accountability, the difference between outrage and action, why good leadership requires more than good intentions, and what Stoicism teaches us about our responsibility to make things better. Stacey Abrams is a New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, voting rights advocate, and political leader. She served 11 years in the Georgia House of Representatives, including seven as Democratic Leader, and made history in 2018 as the first Black woman to become a major-party nominee for governor in the United States. Following the election, she founded Fair Fight Action to protect voting rights and expand access to the ballot box.— Grab signed copies of Stacey’s books: Stacey’s Extraordinary Words | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/staceys-extraordi

Philosophy isn't supposed to be an intellectual exercise reserved for scholars. It's supposed to help you make better decisions, face difficulties, and figure out how to live. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vultJhU9XLU

If only we could, as Marcus Aurelius said, let everything we do and say be that of a dying person, then we would get so much more right.Kate Bowler is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, award-winning podcast host, and professor of religious history at Duke University. She is the host of the podcast Everything Happens, where she has honest conversations about grief, joy, faith, love, and the realities of being human.Grab signed copies of Kate’s books Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved, No Cure For Being Human (And Other Truths I Needed To Hear), and her latest book Joyful, Anyway at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/Follow Kate Bowler: Instagram, YouTube

It’s easy to glamorize the past. It’s also easy to give short shrift to the present.

The Stoics didn't sugarcoat the truth. They believed in saying what needed to be said, even when it was uncomfortable, unpopular, or hard to hear.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmU0jyTu28s