The Daily Stoic
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The Daily Stoic shares practical Stoic ideas and reflections for better decision-making, resilience, and everyday leadership.
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Resilience & grit
Podcast
Bert Kreischer on sobriety, stoicism, and letting go of outcomes
The Daily Stoic
January 31, 2026
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Identity & self-belief
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Motivation
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- 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
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Key lessons from Marcus Aurelius's Meditations for modern life
The Daily Stoic
January 30, 2026
Resilience & grit
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Identity & self-belief
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Productivity & habits
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- 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.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Living a virtuous Stoic life means engagement, not retreat
The Daily Stoic
January 29, 2026
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Identity & self-belief
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- 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.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Bert Kreischer on stoicism, criticism, and creative restraint
The Daily Stoic
January 28, 2026
Resilience & grit
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Identity & self-belief
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Deep work & focus
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- 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.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Stoic strategies for staying grounded in turbulent times
The Daily Stoic
January 27, 2026
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Identity & self-belief
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Productivity & habits
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- 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
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Discipline, mantras, and the Stoic practice of self-talk
The Daily Stoic
January 26, 2026
Productivity & habits
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Resilience & grit
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Deep work & focus
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- 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.
Resilience & grit
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Stoic strategies for fear, overwhelm, and difficult times
The Daily Stoic
January 25, 2026
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Identity & self-belief
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- 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
Founder interviews
Podcast
Jaimie Alexander on sobriety, near-death, and finding Stoicism
The Daily Stoic
January 24, 2026
Founder interviews
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Identity & self-belief
9
Resilience & grit
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- A ruptured appendix accidentally forced sobriety after years of hidden alcoholism.
- Near-death OR experience gave her a choice — and a clear instruction to stop drinking.
- Stoicism and the 12 steps converge: you control response, not outcome.
Resilience & grit
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Six common misconceptions about Stoicism debunked
The Daily Stoic
January 23, 2026
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Identity & self-belief
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- 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.
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Stoic virtues, wisdom, and leading yourself when leaders fail
The Daily Stoic
January 22, 2026
Identity & self-belief
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Resilience & grit
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- 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.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
David Mamet on Courage, Stoicism, and Just Saying the Words
The Daily Stoic
January 21, 2026
Resilience & grit
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Identity & self-belief
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- 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.
Seneca, Nero, and the cost of moral compromise
The Daily Stoic
January 21, 2026
Case studies
9
Identity & self-belief
7
Management
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- Moral compromises accumulate until exit becomes impossible.
- Ambition to 'be in the room' cost Seneca his integrity.
- The person you work for shapes the person you become.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Double your reserves and reignite your principles when you fall short
The Daily Stoic
January 20, 2026
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Identity & self-belief
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- 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.
Seven Stoic leadership traits drawn from ancient practice
The Daily Stoic
January 18, 2026
Management
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Resilience & grit
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- Premeditatio malorum: rehearse disaster before it happens.
- Self-accountability first — correct yourself before judging others.
- Bravery means serving the common good, even at personal cost.
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Stop Waiting to Be Chosen: Adam Skolnick on Writing, Power, and Finding the Edge
The Daily Stoic
January 17, 2026
Identity & self-belief
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Founder interviews
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Business models
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- Why waiting for a publisher to anoint you keeps you stuck
- Political power, not merit, shapes what gets built or destroyed
- Ultra-athletes aren't chasing glory — they're chasing a breakthrough feeling