The more you are content with your surroundings, whatever they are, the more power you have. ? We’re excited to announce that we’ve put together a special leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad just in time for the holidays! Check it out at dailydad.com/leather ?️ Listen to the Daily Dad podcast: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com ? Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube  ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com ..read more

It’s not about abundance. It’s about nourishment, inspiration, guidance, reassurance, clarity. Check out AJ Jacobs' podcast The Puzzler! ?️ Listen to AJ Jacobs' FULL interview | Apple Podcasts & Spotify Pick up a signed copy of AJ Jacobs’ book, The Year of Living Constitutionally at The Painted Porch Follow AJ Jacobs on Instagram @AJJacobsInc and X @AJJacobs. ?️ The Page-A-Day Calendar is featured in our 2024 Daily Stoic Gift Guide, where you’ll find the perfect gift for the Stoic in your life. Head here to check it out and grab your Page-A-Day calendar today! ✉️ Want ..read more

The First Step Act in 2018 included provisions for non-violent federal inmates to petition for early release or reductions in their sentences. How to determine whether to grant or deny those requests is what U.S. District Court Judge Frederic Block explores in his new book, A Second Chance, which features his experiences with six prisoners who came to him asking for their release. Judge Frederic Block talks to Ryan on today’s episode about how he morally views his role as a judge, why the First Step Act is crucial with the federal inmate population, and his life as a working judge at 90 years ..read more

A Stoic will flip-flop…if the facts demand it. A Stoic will give up…if they’ve been going the wrong direction. ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail ? Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ ? Follow us:  Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ..read more

Behind the closed doors of government offices and military compounds, are hidden stories and buried secrets from the darkest corners of history. Each week, Luke Lamana, a Marine Corp Reconnaissance Veteran, pulls back the curtain on what once was classified information exposing the secrets and lies behind the world’s most powerful institutions. From the hitmakers at Wondery and Ballen Studios, we bring you REDACTED: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana. The stories are real, and the secrets are shocking. Listen Now: http://wondery.fm/REDACTED See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri ..read more

Find ways to be of service. Find ways to pay forward the acts of charity and grace that we would not be here without. Locate a blood bank near you: redcrossblood.org ? Watch Sebastian Junger's interview on the Daily Stoic Podcast YouTube Channel ? Check out Sebastian Junger’s books at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com ? We are the creators of our anxiety. Which means we can also be the ones to do something about it. Gain a powerful tool in your fight against anxiety and get the Daily Stoic Anxiety Coin today! https://store.dailystoic.com/ ? Grab a signed copy of Right Th ..read more

The great fortune of Marcus Aurelius' life, he says at one point in Meditations, is not just that he himself has never known serious want, it’s that he’s been lucky enough to be able to help so many people. Rather than give in to the materialism and selfishness of Cyber Monday, we’re teaming with Feeding America to contribute to something larger than ourselves. Help us reach our goal of feeding THREE MILLION people, every $1 donated is at least 10 meals. Donate at dailystoic.com/feeding If you live outside the U.S., check out Action Against Hunger—the global humanitarian organization that ..read more

Those of us who have been blessed—whether it be love, time, or resources—have an opportunity and responsibility to share it with others. The more we give, the more we will receive. Join us in our annual Daily Stoic fundraiser for Feeding America! Every year instead of contributing to the corporate indulgence of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we encourage our listeners to make a donation. Every $1 donated helps provide at least 10 meals, just head over to dailystoic.com/feed. ? Grab a signed copy of Right Thing, Right Now by Ryan Holiday | https://store.dailystoic.com/ ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom d ..read more

There have been few changes and additions to the United States Constitution since it was ratified in 1788, despite life being wildly different now a few centuries later. To really put the document into a modern perspective, author AJ Jacobs decided to literally live by the Constitution for a full year and documented the experience in his new book The Year of Living Constitutionally. In today’s episode, AJ spoke with Ryan about his inspiration for the book,  the contradictions of the Founding Fathers, and the evolution of Presidential power.  AJ Jacobs is a New York Times Bestselling ..read more

While some of us sit here with stomachs filled with as many Thanksgiving foods as we could manage, there are those feeling the rumblings of an empty stomach. According to Feeding America, 1 in 7 people in the United States face hunger today, and 1 in 5 are children. Join us in making a small dent in a big problem at dailystoic.com/feeding This year we are personally putting up the first $30,000, with our overall goal to raise $300,000. Every dollar we raise provides 10 meals, so if we hit our goal, that will be three MILLION meals! Do you live outside the US? Check out Action Against Hunger—t ..read more