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If You Only Read a Few Books This Year, Read These

If You Only Read a Few Books This Year, Read These

The Daily Stoic
15. Feb. 2026 13 min
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<p>Most people don’t read that many books, maybe a few a year at most. So if you’re only going to read a couple books this year, the decision of which ones you choose becomes really important.</p><p>In today’s episode, Ryan shares a handful of books he’s confident are worth your time. They’ve changed him, made him better, and he believes they’ll make you better too in a lot of different areas of your life.</p><br><p>👉 Sign up for Ryan’s free monthly reading list newsletter: <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/the-reading-list/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ryanholiday.net/the-reading-list/</a></p><br><p>📚 You can grab all the titles mentioned in this book at Ryan’s bookstore, <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Painted Porch</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/10-happier-revised-edition-how-i-tamed-the-voice-in-my-head-reduced-stress-without-losing-my-edge-and-found-self-help-that-actually-works-a-true-story?_pos=1&amp;_sid=e83f31c66&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>10% Happie</em>r by Dan Harris</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/on-character-choices-that-define-a-life?_pos=1&amp;_sid=5931dbf27&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">On Character by Stanley McChyrstal</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/gift-from-the-sea-50th-anniversary-edition?_pos=1&amp;_sid=68649704a&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/good-inside-a-guide-to-becoming-the-parent-you-want-to-be?_pos=1&amp;_sid=d0af8731d&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/selfhelp5?_pos=1&amp;_sid=595d4eefb&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/die-with-zero-getting-all-you-can-from-your-money-and-your-life?_pos=1&amp;_sid=5665d5126&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Die with Zero by Bill Perkins</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-psychology-of-money-timeless-lessons-on-wealth-greed-and-happiness?_pos=1&amp;_sid=9744e0b77&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/war-of-art-break-through-the-blocks-and-win-your-inner-creative-battles?_pos=1&amp;_sid=038b55828&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The War of Art by Steven Pressfield</a></p><br><p>🎙️ Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Daily Stoic Premium</a> - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://dailystoic.supercast.com/</a></p><br><p>🎥 Watch the video episodes on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Daily Stoic YouTube channel</a>:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos</a></p><br><p>✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at<a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><br><p>🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store:<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><br><p>📱 Follow us:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> &nbsp;Instagram</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> YouTube</a>,<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a>, and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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