You Can Do Better Now | The Wake Up

It’s discouraging. It’s distracting. All the stuff that’s happening in the world. But you know what you can’t do? You can’t give up your work, your freedom of thought, your freedom of choice pre-emptively.🎥 Watch the video of this episode on Ryan Holiday's YouTube Channel: https ...  Show more

We should pride ourselves on our ability to put up with these people, to be able to be nice to people who are not nice, to be able to turn the other cheek and not be made bitter and cynical.👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premi ...  Show more

There is a powerful scene in a novel called Lincoln In the Bardo, where President Abraham Lincoln has come to the cemetery where his young son, Willie, is soon to be buried. Willie had passed away at the White House where he had gotten sick. Lincoln is so distraught that he goes ...  Show more

If you find yourself obsessing over things that could go wrong at any given moment, where you're living in fear of worst-case scenarios, this episode is for you.

Today, I'm sharing a transformative two-step method I've personally relied on whenever I find myself bogged ...

Donald Robertson is a stoicism historian, a psychotherapist and an author. Marcus Aurelius has become one of the most quoted and most popular philosophers in history. His meditations have helped millions of people to find solace in hard times and deal with setbacks in life. But w ...  Show more

Today we're taking a short break and re-releasing one of our favorite episodes from 2022, a conversation with the novelist and Buddhist priest Ruth Ozeki. We'll be back with new episodes next week!

The world has gotten louder, even when we’re alone. A day spent in isolat ...