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January is January. A slump is a slump. They’re not fun, but neither are they the whole world…or forever.👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing toThe Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:https://dailystoic.supercast.com/🎥 Watch the video episodes onThe Daily Stoic YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast onInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email athttps://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, andFacebookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s important to remember that Stoicism isn’t about judging other people. It’s not a moral philosophy you’re supposed to project and enforce onto the world. No, it’s a personal philosophy that’s designed to direct your behavior.🎟️ Come seeRyan Holiday LIVE: https://www.dailystoiclive.com/- San Diego, CA - February 5, 2026- Phoenix, AZ - February 27, 2026👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing toThe Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:https://dailystoic.supercast.com/🎥 Watch the video episodes onThe Daily Stoic YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast onInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email athttps://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, andFacebookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

David Mamet is one of the most influential writers of the last half-century, so when he talks about craft, discipline, and courage, it’s worth listening. In this episode, David joins Ryan to talk about acting, writing, Stoicism, and why most people make things far more complicated than they need to be. David breaks down his blunt philosophy on performance and life, why courage matters more than talent, why “just saying the words” is often the hardest part, and the Stoic question he literally engraved on his watch.David Mamet won a Pulitzer Prize for Glengarry Glen Ross and first broke through in the 1970s with plays like American Buffalo and Sexual Perversity in Chicago. He’s also written and directed films including House of Games, The Spanish Prisoner, and Heist, and wrote the screenplays for The Verdict and The Untouchables. Most recently, David released the film Henry Johnson and published the novel Some Recollections of St. Ives: A Novel.👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing toThe Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:https://dailystoic.supercast.com/🎥 Watch the video episodes onThe Daily Stoic YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast onInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email athttps://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, andFacebookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Be wary whom you go to work for. Moral compromises add up and eventually destroy you.👉 Check out to James Romm's episode on The Daily Stoic Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube📚 Book Mentioned: Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero by James Rommat The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/🎙️ Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing toThe Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:https://dailystoic.supercast.com/🎥 Watch the video episodes onThe Daily Stoic YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email athttps://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, andFacebookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We can train. We can prepare. This will not be enough. Because more will be expected of us still, more will be piled onto our plates.📔 Pick up your own leather bound signed edition ofThe Daily Stoic! Check it out at the Daily Stoic Store:https://store.dailystoic.com/👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing toThe Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:https://dailystoic.supercast.com/🎥 Watch the video episodes onThe Daily Stoic YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast onInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email athttps://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, andFacebookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.