Ancient Strategies For Managing Stress And Anxiety | Ryan Holiday

About this episode

<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p>---</p> <p>Digging into the nuts and bolts of Stoicism with one of its best-known modern proponents.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Ryan Holiday is a prolific author, whose books include <em>The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy,</em> and <em>Discipline is Destiny.</em> His newest book<em>, Right Thing, Right Now,</em> comes out in June, and is available for pre-order now. Ryan is also the host of the <em>Daily Stoic Podcast.</em></p> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The history and theory of Stoicism, and some of its big names (including a former Vice Presidential candidate)</li> <li>Premeditatio Melorem, or thinking ahead to the worst possible outcome in order to avoid it</li> <li>Memento Mori, or being aware of the inevitability of one's own death</li> <li>Amor Fati, or "loving one's fate" as a path to acceptance of reality</li> <li>Journaling as a key Stoic practice, of talking to oneself on the page</li> <li>The four Stoic values: Courage, Temperance, Justice, Wisdom</li> <li>How Stoicism and Buddhism overlap – and how they don't</li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Related Episodes:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/jasmine-wang-and-iain-s-thomas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Dharma of Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Jasmine Wang & Iain S. Thomas</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Sign up for Dan's weekly newsletter</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3QtGRqJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>here</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Follow Dan on social:</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FOA84J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>TikTok</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Ten Percent Happier online</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/46TZglY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>bookstore</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Subscribe to our</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>YouTube Channel</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Our favorite playlists on:</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Anxiety</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Sleep</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Relationships</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Most Popular Episodes</strong></a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong> <a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/ryan-holiday</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Additional Resources:</strong></p> <p>Download the Ten Percent Happier app today: <a href= "https://10percenthappier.app.link/install" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://10percenthappier.app.link/install</a></p>