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Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Mark Manson Discuss What You Should Actually Give a F*** About

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Society & Culture, 694393, Stoicism, Ryan Holiday, Business, Self-improvement, Philosophy, Stoic, Stoic Philosophy, Education, Daily Stoic

4.55.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan and Mark Manson (author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck) talk about working to figure out your true priorities, the balancing act between independence and conformism, how it feels to be a bestselling author, and more.

Mark Manson is a best-selling writer and blogger about living a balance, productive, and ultimately fulfilling life. He has written two New York Times best sellers, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope. Mark also publishes articles and videos about living better on his website, markmanson.net.

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0:45.4

Welcome to the weekend edition of the Daily Stoic. Each weekday we bring you a meditation inspired

0:51.9

by the ancient Stoic, something that can help you live up to those four Stoic virtues

0:57.2

of courage, justice, wisdom and temperance.

1:01.6

And here on the weekend we take a deeper dive into those same topics. We interview Stoic

1:08.0

philosophers, we reflect, we prepare, we think deeply about the challenging issues of our

1:14.6

time and we work through this philosophy in a way that's more possible here when we're

1:21.1

not rushing to work or to get the kids to school. When we have the time to think, to go

1:26.5

for a walk, to sit with our journals and to prepare for what the future will bring.

1:33.4

Hey, it's Guy Ross here and on my podcast, how I built this, I talked to the founders

1:37.7

behind some of the world's biggest and most innovative companies like Starbucks, Google

1:42.1

and Patagonia. And together we discuss all of the skills these leaders have learned

1:47.1

along the way. Like how to solve complex problems and how to lead through uncertainty.

1:52.7

But how I built this isn't your average business podcast. By tapping into the hearts and minds

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