Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2025-07-12
Ryan Holiday & Dr. Laurie Santos: books mentioned on The Daily Stoic
Think About Death. Science Says You’ll Be Happier. | Dr. Laurie Santos
The most misunderstood Stoic practice is Memento Mori - remember you will die. Dr. Laurie Santos, an expert on the science of happiness, joins Ryan to share the research behind why thinking about your mortality is proven to increase happiness.
Ryan Holiday discussed Meditations by Aurelius Marcus. Dr. Laurie Santos recommended How to break up with your phone by Catherine Price.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Meditations
Discussed“And what I think is interesting which has never been desensitized for me is the one that Marcus talks about in meditations which he's cribing from epic is he says as you tuck your child in at night say to yourself they will not make it till the morning.”
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How to break up with your phone
Recommended“Katherine Price who's been on my podcast the happiness lab a bunch she has this lovely book called How to Break Up with Your Phone where she kind of argues you don't need to break up with your phone but you need to take it like to couples counseling for kind of situations like this with the news and she”
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