Mindset: Identity & self-belief
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Resilience & grit
Podcast
Taking stoicism seriously: lessons from Stockdale and a live Q&A
The Daily Stoic
November 6, 2025
Resilience & grit
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Identity & self-belief
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- Stockdale survived Vietnam then still wanted to go deeper into stoicism
- Discipline means restraint — pacing matters as much as pushing through
- Kids need a natural spark of interest, not a philosophy lecture
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Self-persuasion over self-discipline: using rhetoric to change yourself
The Daily Stoic
November 5, 2025
Productivity & habits
9
Identity & self-belief
8
Resilience & grit
5
- Persuasion beats willpower — rhetoric makes hard habits feel chosen
- Start the ramp so low you're almost procrastinating, then let boredom pull you forward
- Ancient rhythmic chants (paeans) alter how your brain interprets reality
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Gatekeeping, raw material, and surrounding yourself with winners
Startups For the Rest of Us
November 4, 2025
Identity & self-belief
9
Culture building
7
Vision & mission
6
- Vague questions signal unpaid dues, not gatekeeping by the community.
- The same raw talent compounds exponentially only when hard work is applied.
- People winning rarely resent others winning — critics usually haven't shipped anything.
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
The Stoic distinction between fleeting power and real power
The Daily Stoic
November 4, 2025
Identity & self-belief
9
Resilience & grit
7
- Wealth and status are power that can always be taken away.
- Epictetus, a slave, was freer than the courtiers flattering Nero's cobbler.
- Conquering your own wants outranks conquering the world.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Stoic wisdom: avoiding foolishness and accepting life's hardships
The Daily Stoic
November 3, 2025
Resilience & grit
9
Identity & self-belief
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- Avoiding foolishness matters more than achieving genius.
- Ego, emotion, and superficiality are the real engines of stupidity.
- Reframe hardships as prescriptions chosen to make you better.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
The deeper meaning of "the obstacle is the way": practising virtue
The Daily Stoic
November 2, 2025
Resilience & grit
9
Identity & self-belief
7
- Obstacles aren't just professional opportunities — they demand virtue.
- Courage, discipline, justice, wisdom are the real gains from adversity.
- Virtue is a craft: you get better at it by practising under pressure.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Harsh Stoic truths for daily life and self-discipline
The Daily Stoic
October 31, 2025
Productivity & habits
9
Resilience & grit
8
Identity & self-belief
8
- Ambition is insanity — tie happiness to your actions, not others' opinions
- You suffer more in imagination than in reality, says Seneca
- Journaling, deep reading, and daily exercise are non-negotiable Stoic practices
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
How to stop being so hard on yourself
Brendon Burchard
October 30, 2025
Identity & self-belief
9
Resilience & grit
7
- "I don't have that skill yet" beats "I suck" every time.
- Rigidity — not personality flaws — is what makes perfectionism destructive.
- Most overwhelm is a prioritisation problem, not a deep psychological cause.
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Stoicism, authenticity, and the line between wisdom and intelligence
The Daily Stoic
October 30, 2025
Identity & self-belief
9
Founder interviews
7
Communication
5
- Stoics spoke hard truths — political correctness is not a Stoic virtue
- Wisdom is rarer than intelligence; self-awareness is the scarcest ingredient
- Virtue in the moment comes from prior training, not in-the-moment reasoning
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Overcoming external validation through inner alignment
The Daily Stoic
October 30, 2025
- Performing for approval creates an internal void that wrecks you long-term.
- Alignment between values and actions is the root of lasting behaviour change.
- Virtue is a verb — you become what you repeatedly do, not what you claim.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Overcoming the feeling you don't belong in a leadership role
Coaching for Leaders
October 27, 2025
Identity & self-belief
10
Communication
6
- Being at the table means you belong — acceptance is a separate question
- Changing behaviour without examining the belief underneath it never sticks
- Only 35% of adults stop relying on others' approval to gauge their worth
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Ryan Holiday and his agent Steve Hanselman on building the Stoic Virtues series
The Daily Stoic
October 26, 2025
Resilience & grit
7
Identity & self-belief
6
Founder interviews
5
- Believing you possess wisdom is the surest sign you do not.
- The four Stoic virtues are inseparable — courage without justice is hollow.
- An agent's Harvard Greek and Latin skills made the Daily Stoic possible.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Seven stoic lessons on how to keep going
The Daily Stoic
October 26, 2025
Resilience & grit
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Identity & self-belief
6
- Perseverance means maintaining virtue while responding rationally to hardship.
- Accept your fate and embrace struggle as proof of your true character.
- Action and immediate response reclaim control; procrastination hands it to fate.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Why ego is fear: self-confidence, candor, and the mindset to win
GaryVee
October 24, 2025
Identity & self-belief
9
Resilience & grit
7
Communication
5
- Ego is just fear in disguise — confident people don't need it.
- Kind candor one-on-one was GaryVee's blind spot for 25 years.
- Your algorithm reflects you — one hour can reset it entirely.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Stoic tools for staying calm in chaotic, triggering times
The Daily Stoic
October 24, 2025
Resilience & grit
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Identity & self-belief
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- Doom scrolling changes your mood, not the world — stop.
- No one can make you angry; you choose to take offense.
- Stoicism means less destructive emotion, not zero emotion.