Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2026-09-23
Books mentioned on The 3 Signs Something Will Bring You Joy | Kate Bowler
We often wait for the perfect conditions to feel joyful, but joy rarely arrives as expected. In today’s episode, Kate Bowler and Ryan discuss three surprising signs that something might bring you real joy and how to become more open to recognizing it.
Ryan Holiday recommended Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler and No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler, and discussed Joyful, Anyway by Kate Bowler and Yes to Life by Viktor E. Frankl.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Joyful, Anyway
Joyful, Anyway by Kate Bowler is a book written by a four-time New York Times bestselling author that explores the nature of finding happiness and meaning amidst difficult life circumstances.
Discussed“And she wrote this book called Joyful Anyway, which I think is actually getting to the essence of the stoic take on it in a really interesting way.”
Where to get it
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Everything Happens for a Reason
Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler is a deeply reflective memoir that explores faith, mortality, and the platitudes people offer to the seriously ill.
Recommended“Her other book, Everything Happens For Reason, is great. So is no care for human.”
Where to get it
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No Cure for Being Human
No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler is a reflective memoir that explores mortality, meaning, and the limitations of self-help culture when facing life-altering illness.
Recommended“So is no care for human. And then this new one, Joyful Anyway, is fantastic.”
Where to get it
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Yes to Life
Yes to Life by Viktor E.
Discussed“It made me think of the Victor Franco essay collection that they did a couple of years ago, which is called Yes to Life. And the subtitle is in spite of everything.”
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