These Are All The Ways Ryan Holiday Feels Poorer Than He Is

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🗓️ 25 May 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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In today’s episode, Ryan opens up about how despite his career success and net worth, he still struggles with anxiety and stress, not so much about the state of the world but about the constant pressure for things to go right.

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1:01.3	at Shopify.com.uk.uk slash stoic. That's Shopify.com.com.com.com slash Stoic. Welcome to the week slash stoic.
1:17.1	Welcome to the weekend edition of the Daily Stoic podcast.
1:22.3	On Sundays, we take a deeper dive into these ancient topics with excerpts from the Stoic texts, audiobooks that we like here or recommend here at Daily Stoic and other long-form wisdom that you can chew on on this relaxing weekend.
1:34.3	We hope this helps shape your understanding of this philosophy, and most importantly, that you're able to apply it to your actual life.
1:42.8	Thank you for listening.
1:53.2	Hey, it's Ryan.
1:56.6	Welcome to another Sunday episode of the DailyStock podcast.
2:02.2	You know, it's obviously a treat to get to interview people on this show, which I've been doing now for many years.
2:06.8	And maybe you can tell a lot of times when I'm asking questions, I'm mostly asking for me.
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