Ryan Holiday on How Stoicism Can Transform Your Life

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

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🗓️ 27 August 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Ryan Holiday (author, “Right Thing, Right Now: Good Values. Good Character. Good Deeds.”) joins Chris Cuomo to explore the wisdom of Stoic philosophy and its relevance in today’s world. Holiday shares how ancient principles of courage, justice, discipline, and resilience can guide us through life’s toughest challenges. From practical advice to deep philosophical insights, Cuomo and Holiday’s conversation uncovers how focusing on doing the “right thing, right now” can lead to a more fulfilled and ethical life in the face of today’s chaos. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What if I told you I know how you can deal with the worst things that happen to you?
0:05.0	That I know the right way for you to live that'll make you happy,
0:09.0	that'll make you successful.
0:11.0	But then there's a truth that comes with it. It's really, really hard.
0:17.0	Now, I'm Chris Cuomo. This is the Chris Cuomo project, but today's episode is about Ryan Holiday. Now if that name
0:26.0	doesn't mean anything to you, you're probably not trying to get better in your life.
0:30.0	Google it and check out how he has reintroduced stoicism, one of the oldest philosophies,
0:37.0	into modern day life. His books have sold millions of copies. He's not a politician. He's not political. He's a philosopher.
0:47.0	He didn't create stoicism. Now when I say philosophy, you're like,
0:51.0	hmm. No, this is all about how to live it's based on cardinal virtues
0:57.1	cardinal why cardinal just meaning essential that they're pivot points, their hinge points for how to live.
1:04.3	What are they?
1:05.9	Courage.
1:07.0	What does that mean?
1:07.9	Does that mean running into a fire?
1:09.4	No, it's often about what you don't do as much as you do do.
1:12.1	All right. Temperance, what does that mean? As much as you do do all right.
1:13.0	Temperance.
1:14.0	What does that mean?
1:15.0	Sounds like a church lady term.
1:16.0	No, it's about discipline.
1:18.0	Your ability to follow rules, to follow ethics.
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