Resilience & grit

Podcast

Stoic humility, grief, reading, and navigating uncertainty

The Daily Stoic April 2, 2026

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 8

Goal setting 6

• Marcus Aurelius measured himself by honors turned down, not received
• Seneca's best writings are entirely about grief — not suppressing it
• Walking is the single best tool for thinking through uncertainty

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Your mind takes the shape of what you repeatedly think

The Daily Stoic April 1, 2026

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Productivity & habits 8

Resilience & grit 7

Identity & self-belief 6

• Habitual thoughts reshape the mind the way posture reshapes the spine
• Stoic optimism lets you find good in obstacles — it doesn't conjure them away
• Marcus wrote Meditations as daily self-dyeing, not a book to read once

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Stoicism, perspective, and anger: lessons from Australia

The Daily Stoic March 31, 2026

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 8

• Distance makes alarming news look absurd — the Stoic view from above.
• Stoicism is a daily practice; stopping is like skipping the gym.
• Anger weakens you against opponents — use the levers you actually control.

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Productivity & habits

YouTube

How to stop procrastinating by fixing your focus and identity

Dan Martell March 30, 2026

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Productivity & habits 9

Deep work & focus 7

Identity & self-belief 6

• Procrastination is internal avoidance, not laziness or external distraction
• Start before motivation arrives — momentum builds after the first gear
• Habits stick permanently only when reframed as identity, not discipline

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Stoic principles applied to baseball and everyday resilience

The Daily Stoic March 30, 2026

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 7

• Why obsessing over what you can't control is a resource drain
• Frank Robinson fined himself $200 after a blowout win
• Ego doesn't just annoy — it makes learning structurally impossible

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Identity & self-belief

Podcast

Stoic courage and rejecting the need for approval

The Daily Stoic March 27, 2026

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Identity & self-belief 9

Resilience & grit 6

• Ancient Stoics chose exile over compromising their values.
• Social media is engineered to exploit your need for validation.
• Doing the right thing is its own reason — approval is irrelevant.

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Identity & self-belief

Podcast

How to Build a Meaningful Life in an Age of Digital Distraction

Masters of Scale March 26, 2026

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Identity & self-belief 8

Deep work & focus 6

Work-life balance 5

• Meaning—not pleasure or achievement—has cratered since 2008 as the strongest predictor of depression
• Tech seduces left-brain problem-solving while erasing boredom and blank space where meaning emerges
• Real friendship and calculated risk-taking are essential; virtual relationships and tech distraction guarantee emptiness

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Identity & self-belief

Podcast

Ancient philosophy as a practical guide to living well

The Daily Stoic March 26, 2026

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Identity & self-belief 7

Resilience & grit 5

• Why reading across philosophical schools beats staying in one tradition
• Aristotle's eudaimonia: happiness is not a feeling, it's a practice
• Choosing moral aspiration over animal impulse makes suffering meaningful

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Identity & self-belief

Podcast

Stoicism vs broicism: what the manosphere gets wrong

The Daily Stoic March 25, 2026

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Identity & self-belief 9

Resilience & grit 6

• Broicism keeps courage and discipline but quietly drops justice.
• Marcus Aurelius used 'common good' 80 times — it's the whole point.
• Stoicism resurges when the world feels like it's falling apart.

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Stoicism is lived in ordinary moments, not grand ones

The Daily Stoic March 23, 2026

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 7

• You cannot control events — only your response to them.
• Socrates taught by living, not lecturing; philosophy must be embodied.
• Real Stoic practice happens in mundane daily moments, not crises.

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Identity & self-belief

YouTube

Why smart copywriters stay broke and dumb ones get rich

Matthew Volkwyn March 22, 2026

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Identity & self-belief 9

Resilience & grit 6

• Intelligence makes you resist the simple actions that actually work
• Ego stops you asking questions — and kills campaigns worth thousands
• Playing dumb and just starting beats overthinking every time

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Identity & self-belief

YouTube

The number one key to greatness: study the greats

Scaling Up with Verne Harnish March 20, 2026

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Identity & self-belief 8

Vision & mission 5

• Michael Jackson studied every number one hit before recording Off the Wall
• Greatness is built by obsessively learning from those who've already achieved it
• Build an advisory board of giants — then study everyone you can

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Identity & self-belief

Podcast

The portable retreat: finding peace within yourself

The Daily Stoic March 20, 2026

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Identity & self-belief 9

Resilience & grit 7

• The peace you seek on holiday exists inside you now
• Seneca: waiting for the right moment is the fool's trap
• Replicate your vacation habits at home — it just takes discipline

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Resilience & grit

YouTube

The three types of luck and how 10x winners use them

Tim Ferriss March 19, 2026

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Resilience & grit 8

Identity & self-belief 6

Vision & mission 5

• 10x winners get the same luck — they just convert it better.
• Who luck and zeit luck are the most overlooked life-changers.
• Recognising a 'not all time is equal' moment is the real skill.

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Stoic resilience, letting go, and rebuilding after loss

The Daily Stoic March 17, 2026

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 6

• Why forgiving the situation beats directing anger at the universe.
• A blank calendar isn't idle — it protects generosity and serendipity.
• Photograph objects you can't release; the memory outlasts the weight.

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