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Pete Holmes Doesn’t Buy Your Excuses (PT. 1)

Pete Holmes Doesn’t Buy Your Excuses (PT. 1)

The Daily Stoic
8 okt 2025 47 min
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<p>In this hilarious and surprisingly deep episode, Ryan sits down with comedian, actor, and podcaster Pete Holmes to talk about why so many of us are trapped in the cult of productivity. They discuss Mark Wahlberg’s 4 a.m. hustle routine, the myth of “selfless work,” why we confuse being busy with being good, and more.&nbsp;</p><p>Pete Holmes is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and podcaster. He first gained recognition in the early 2010s as a stand-up comic, and also released his first comedy special and worked as a television writer and actor. He is the host of the podcast&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-made-it-weird-with-pete-holmes/id475878118" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>You Made It Weird</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em>author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/comedy-sex-god?_pos=1&amp;_sid=b27512bc4&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Comedy Sex God</em></a>, and the creator of the HBO show&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hbomax.com/shows/crashing/3a7e596c-486c-428e-85fd-6497ae100950" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Crashing</em></a>.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Follow Pete Holmes on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/peteholmes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/peteholmes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/peteholmes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p><br><p>Watch&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn9B-15fV1I" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ryan's episode on&nbsp;<em>You Made It Weird</em></a><em>&nbsp;</em>with Pete Holmes:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn9B-15fV1I" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn9B-15fV1I</a></p><br><p>Listen to&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/robert-greene/id475878118?i=1000558124752" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pete interview Robert Greene</a>&nbsp;- one of Ryan's favorite podcast episodes!&nbsp;</p><br><p>🎙️ Listen to Pete’s podcast<em>&nbsp;You Made It Weird</em>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-made-it-weird-with-pete-holmes/id475878118" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcast</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7bgRTVlU1rafqCEdXe71Jo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn9B-15fV1I" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p><br><p>📚 Grab signed copies of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/comedy-sex-god?_pos=1&amp;_sid=b27512bc4&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Comedy Sex God</em></a>&nbsp;by Pete Holmes at The Painted Porch |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/comedy-sex-god?_pos=1&amp;_sid=b27512bc4&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thepaintedporch.com/</a></p><br><p>👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to&nbsp;<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic Premium</a>&nbsp;- unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:&nbsp;<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.supercast.com/</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">&nbsp;https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work</a></p><br><p>🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>:&nbsp;<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&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic Podcast</a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>:&nbsp;<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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