Ryan Holiday: A Stoics guide to doing the right thing

Life Examined

Ryan Holiday: A Stoics guide to doing the right thing

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Published on Nov 10, 2024, 12:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:51:54

Episode Description

Throughout our lives we face situations that require a response. While events unfold around us, how we choose to react — or whether we choose to react at all — is entirely within our control.

The concepts of justice and virtue are central to author Ryan Holiday’s latest book, Right Thing, Right Now: Good Values. Good Character. Good Deeds. Holiday explores how the ancient Greek philosophers Marcus Aurelius, Aristotle, and Seneca sought to provide a more pragmatic approach to happiness and virtue… And whether those same principles can impact how we live today. “The Stoics,” Holiday says, “are all about focusing on what's in your control.”

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