Resilience & grit

Podcast

Bert Kreischer on sobriety, stoicism, and letting go of outcomes

The Daily Stoic January 31, 2026

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Resilience & grit 8

Identity & self-belief 7

Motivation 5

• Why good news can be just as destabilizing as bad news
• The 5pm witching hour: daily pull toward drinking explained
• Trusting your own experience over the internet's verdict

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Resilience & grit

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Key lessons from Marcus Aurelius's Meditations for modern life

The Daily Stoic January 30, 2026

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 8

Productivity & habits 5

• Your judgment — not events — is the source of your distress.
• Every obstacle is an invitation to practise virtue and grow.
• Stoic strength includes asking for help and putting others first.

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Resilience & grit

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Living a virtuous Stoic life means engagement, not retreat

The Daily Stoic January 29, 2026

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Resilience & grit 8

Identity & self-belief 6

• Stoicism demands public engagement — withdrawal is complicity in injustice.
• Good fortune is built through good actions, not granted by circumstance.
• Knowing it all guarantees you stop learning anything new.

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Bert Kreischer on stoicism, criticism, and creative restraint

The Daily Stoic January 28, 2026

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Resilience & grit 8

Identity & self-belief 7

Deep work & focus 6

• Stoicism is something you actively work at, not a personality type.
• Protecting yourself from your worst impulses beats relying on willpower.
• Pulling back from overwork takes more discipline than grinding harder.

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Stoic strategies for staying grounded in turbulent times

The Daily Stoic January 27, 2026

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 8

Productivity & habits 6

• Epictetus's dichotomy: separating what is and isn't up to you
• Helvidius faced death rather than abandon his duty as senator
• Stillness — not news — is where clarity and right action come from

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Discipline, mantras, and the Stoic practice of self-talk

The Daily Stoic January 26, 2026

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Productivity & habits 9

Resilience & grit 7

Deep work & focus 6

• Discipline means acting regardless of conditions — no excuses.
• Marcus Aurelius used repeated phrases as mantras to override the lower self.
• Repetition is the mechanism: mantras only work under pressure when drilled in.

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Resilience & grit

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Stoic strategies for fear, overwhelm, and difficult times

The Daily Stoic January 25, 2026

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Resilience & grit 10

Identity & self-belief 8

• Difficult times have always existed — your response is all that's yours
• Ruminating and resenting adds suffering on top of unavoidable pain
• Adversity is the only way to discover what you're capable of

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Six common misconceptions about Stoicism debunked

The Daily Stoic January 23, 2026

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Resilience & grit 10

Identity & self-belief 8

• Stoics process emotions through journaling — they don't suppress them.
• Acceptance isn't resignation: it's the prerequisite for effective action.
• Memento mori isn't morbid — it makes you stop wasting the time you have.

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Physical & cognitive performance

YouTube

How Arthur Brooks built a daily fitness routine designed for longevity

Tim Ferriss January 23, 2026

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Physical & cognitive performance 9

Resilience & grit 5

• Train now for the body you want at 78, not for looks
• Waking before dawn measurably boosts productivity and mood
• Exercise is one of few healthy tools for managing chronic negative affect

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Identity & self-belief

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Stoic virtues, wisdom, and leading yourself when leaders fail

The Daily Stoic January 22, 2026

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Identity & self-belief 8

Resilience & grit 6

• Hold yourself to strict standards; leave others entirely to themselves.
• Wisdom is a habit built by action, not a gift of age or intelligence.
• When leaders fail, historical models are your best moral compass.

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Physical & cognitive performance

YouTube

How ketogenic diet reversed Lyme disease cognitive symptoms

Tim Ferriss January 22, 2026

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Physical & cognitive performance 7

Resilience & grit 5

• Lyme spirochete is 100% glycolytic — keto starves it directly
• Cognitive symptoms gone within 3–4 days of strict ketosis
• Beta-hydroxybutyrate boosts adaptive immune response against pathogens

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

David Mamet on Courage, Stoicism, and Just Saying the Words

The Daily Stoic January 21, 2026

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 7

• Why acting takes courage, not talent — just say the words.
• Mamet engraved 'what hinders you?' on his watch to stay focused.
• News and phones are addictions; old books refresh where feeds drain.

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Resilience & grit

YouTube

Taking the swing: why regret beats failure every time

GaryVee January 20, 2026

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Resilience & grit 8

Motivation 7

• Regret at 70 for not trying hurts more than any failure
• Thick skin and intuition matter more than hustle alone
• Community is the last great asset — bet on the people who care

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Double your reserves and reignite your principles when you fall short

The Daily Stoic January 20, 2026

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 6

• Even perfect preparation leaves you short — plan to need double.
• Your principles can't be extinguished; only you can snuff them out.
• One slip doesn't end the pursuit — restart at any moment.

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Physical & cognitive performance

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Build muscle and strength with minimal time: Dorian Yates on high-intensity training and life

Andrew Huberman January 19, 2026

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Physical & cognitive performance 9

Resilience & grit 7

Physical health & longevity 6

• 45 minutes twice a week is enough — if you train to true failure.
• Six minutes of sprint intervals matches 45 minutes of steady cardio.
• Why elite athletes almost never come from comfortable backgrounds.

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