Modern Wisdom

#226 - Ryan Holiday - Taking Wisdom From The Lives Of The Stoics

Oct 1, 2020

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stoicisms like the hot new girl in school

01:16

We Hate Loops, The Sigani Effect

01:31

I Love Markes Aurelius

01:15

The Ancient Stoics and the Common Good

03:50

Introduction

4min

Stoicism Is the Hot New Girl in School at the Moment

3min

The Roman Empire

2min

Life of the Stoics, the Art of Living, From Zeno to Marcus Aurelius

3min

The Ancient Stoics in Real Life

3min

Are You a Philosopher of the Ancient World?

3min

The Stopoicle, the Birthplace of Stoicism

3min

What Are Your Top Three Favorite Es in the Book?

2min

The Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Rome

4min

10.

The Stoic, the One Who Struggled the Most With Living Their Work?

2min

11.

The Rich Men Talking About Resilience

3min

12.

What I Love About Stoicism Is the Universal Thread That Binds All Humans Together

2min

13.

What Is the Lindy Effect?

4min

14.

What's the Role of Books in the World?

3min

15.

The Ancient Stoics and the Common Good

4min

16.

Do You Agree With the Stoics on Information Overload?

3min

17.

Is Stoicism a Spiritual Practice?

2min

18.

How Do You Balance the Desire for Excellence With Not Being Too Hard on Yourselfe?

3min

19.

How to Get to the Super Bowl, Is It Easier Than You Think?

3min

20.

The Importance of Front Loading

2min

21.

Is There a Moral Animal in the Mind?

4min

22.

Confucian Training - The Highest Form of Effortlessness

4min

Ryan Holiday is a marketer and an author.

Stoicism is the hot new girl in school. Increasingly we're being exposed to the lessons of ancient Athens 2000 years ago but without the context of knowing the lives that these philosophers lived, our insights can hit a ceiling.

Expect to learn Ryan's 3 favourite stoics of all time, why the stoic writings still sound so relevant today, why ancient Athens was an ideal place for philosophy but an awful place to live, what the stoics would be most upset by in modern society and much more...

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