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Book · 2017 · Business & Economics

The Daily Stoic Journal

366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living

by Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman · Recommended by 2 people on 3 podcasts

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And about every book I could get my hands on, I read, I studied, I bought the Daily Stoic and the Daily Stoic Journal and just really dove in.
Brennan Cordell Smith · The Daily Stoic · Oct 2026

The best things said about it

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It's like turning in the obstacle into the way right like what Ryan holiday would say.
Benjamin Hardy Modern Wisdom · Jun 2020

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Why people recommend it

The Daily Stoic Journal by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman is a structured guide offering daily prompts and reflections based on ancient philosophy. Michael discussed the volume on ChooseFI on May 27, 2024, explaining that he had been reading it regularly and found it immensely helpful in his personal life, particularly in helping him seek internal validation rather than relying on external approval. Around the same time, Benjamin Hardy appeared on Modern Wisdom on June 18, 2020, and referenced core philosophical concepts closely associated with Ryan Holiday's body of work. Hardy discussed the transformative mindset of turning obstacles into opportunities, a central theme echoed throughout the daily meditations in the journal. Both podcast discussions underscored the practical utility of Stoic philosophy in navigating modern challenges, managing personal stress, and maintaining emotional resilience. Listeners are frequently drawn to the material because it translates abstract ancient wisdom into actionable daily exercises that promote self-reflection, mindfulness, and sustained personal growth without requiring extensive philosophical study, making it a staple for anyone looking to cultivate discipline and inner peace in a chaotic world.

Every mention

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Brennan Cordell Smith And about every book I could get my hands on, I read, I studied, I bought the Daily Stoic and the Daily Sto… 1
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“And about every book I could get my hands on, I read, I studied, I bought the Daily Stoic and the Daily Stoic Journal and just really dove in.”
Benjamin Hardy it's like turning in the obstacle into the way right like what Ryan holiday would say 1
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“it's like turning in the obstacle into the way right like what Ryan holiday would say”
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“I got that quote from a book that I've been reading called The Daily Stoic, and that book has been very helpful for me.”

Also mentioned in the same episodes

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“This is from today's entry in the Daily Stoic Journal.”
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“This is a gratitude journal that I like. This is the daily still journal. But it doesn't really matter. Journal on your phone.”
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“This is from this week's entry in the Daily Stoic Journal, 366 days of writing and reflection on the art of living by yours, truly, and my co-writer and translator, Stephen Hanselman. I actually do this journal every single day. There's a question in the morning, a question in the afternoon, then there's these weekly meditations.”
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“Yeah, I just have a kind of blank journal that I do, and then I did this book called 'The Daily Journal', which has a Stoic prompt every day, and I like the prompts. So I do those from time to time also. For me, it's kind of a grab bag of different things to think about, but it's usually”
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“but the first joke book you know they offered me my Advance on the obstacles away was 75 000”
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“so like when the obstacles away came out it did”
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“this is a gratitude journal that i like this is the daily stoic journal”
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“um and actually in two or 3 days I will be starting my fourth goar around of the daily stoic Journal I know it's a little weird to do your own journal”
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“so I started with something like the on line a day journal or the daily Stoke Journal is is an easy one too cuz it's prompt”