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Death and How to Live it | Rainn Wilson's Reflections

Death and How to Live it | Rainn Wilson's Reflections

The Daily Stoic
Sep 7, 2025 52 min
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<p>In this very personal chapter from his book <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/soul-boom-why-we-need-a-spiritual-revolution?_pos=1&amp;_sid=0a6a36243&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Soul Boom</em></a>, Rainn Wilson reflects on life and death as he is preparing his father's body for burial. </p><p>Rainn Wilson is an actor, comedian, author, podcaster, writer, and director. He is most known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the NBC sitcom&nbsp;<em>The Office</em>&nbsp;(2005-2013), for which he earned three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. </p><br><p>🎙️ Listen to Ryan's episode on the Soul Boom Podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-stoics-guide-to-spirituality-w-ryan-holiday/id1736322125?i=1000724944697" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcast</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1byccF97dMPGoZkCgKyanB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify </a></p><br><p>🎥 Watch Ryan’s episode on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SoulBoom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Soul Boom Podcast</a> with Rainn Wilson: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stnG5IGZc4k" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stnG5IGZc4k</a></p><br><p>🎙️ Listen to Rainn Wilson's episode on The Daily Stoic Podcast |&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rainn-wilson-on-stoicisms-role-in-the-spiritual-revolution/id1430315931?i=1000625346070" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcast</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/15yi7g1TtcBK8PLXYbsSru" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, &amp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNTMNUwJoD0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube&nbsp;</a></p><br><p>📚 Grab a copy of <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/soul-boom-why-we-need-a-spiritual-revolution?_pos=1&amp;_sid=72b2dc303&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Soul Boom: Why We Need A Spiritual Revolution </em></a>by Rainn Wilson at The Painted Porch | <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thepaintedporch.com/</a></p><br><p>You can follow Rainn on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rainnwilson/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rainnwilson</a> and Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/rainnwilson?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rainnwilson</a>, and on <a href="https://www.soulboom.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">soulboom.com</a>.</p><br><p>👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content coming soon: <a href="http://dailystoic.com/premium" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dailystoic.com/premium</a></p><br><p>📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work":<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work</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>🎥 Watch top moments from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic Podcast</a> on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast</a></p><br><p>✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? 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