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Can You Get Inside? | The Top Books Ryan Holiday Recommends

Can You Get Inside? | The Top Books Ryan Holiday Recommends

The Daily Stoic
Jan 9, 2026 16 min
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<p>Marcus Aurelius wrote about how the philosopher is one with their weapon—like a boxer, more than a swordsman. A boxer just clenches their fist. A fencer has to pick something up. Through repetition, through absorption, we're trying to fuse ourselves with our philosophy.&nbsp;</p><br><p>📕 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HNJIJB2?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_F4DFB52S5WNSN0VE4HJC&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_F4DFB52S5WNSN0VE4HJC&amp;social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_F4DFB52S5WNSN0VE4HJC&amp;skipTwisterOG=1&amp;bestFormat=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic eBook</a> is on sale for $2.99! Grab yours now at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HNJIJB2?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_F4DFB52S5WNSN0VE4HJC&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_F4DFB52S5WNSN0VE4HJC&amp;social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_F4DFB52S5WNSN0VE4HJC&amp;skipTwisterOG=1&amp;bestFormat=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dailystoic.com/discount</a></p><br><p>📔 Pick up your own leather bound signed edition of<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/the-daily-stoic-leatherbound-signed-edition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <em>The Daily Stoic</em></a>! Check it out at the Daily Stoic Store:<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/the-daily-stoic-leatherbound-signed-edition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><br><p>&nbsp;📚 Pick up a copy of any of the books mentioned in today's episode at Ryan Holiday's bookstore,<a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Painted Porch</a>: <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thepaintedporch.com/</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>🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a>:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast</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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