This video is sponsored by EightSleep. Head over to and use the code DAILYSTOIC to get $350 off your very own Pod 5 Ultra. Dive deeper into the slave-turned-teacher who shaped Marcus Aurelius and millions more. Get our exclusive guide to Epictetus’s Discourses and Enchiridion—a 12-module companion guide—TODAY, and receive an invite to a live Q&A with Ryan Holiday on July 26th. Sign up here: 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's Stoic Virtues Series: ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: 🤝 Join the largest community of Stoics ever in history and get exclusive bonuses at Instagram: ​ X: Facebook: TikTok: @daily_stoic #Stoicism​ #DailyStoic​ #RyanHoliday​ In this video: 00:00:00-00:00:37 Intro 00:00:37-00:00:45 Lessons from Epictetus 00:00:45-00:01:28 If You're Offended its Your Fault 00:01:29-00:02:08 Train Like an Olympic Athlete 00:02:11-00:02:52 The Chief Task of Life 00:02:54-00:03:21 Run Your Own Race 00:03:23-00:03:50 Philosophy isn't Supposed to be Pretentious 00:03:51-00:04:54 No One Can Take This Away from You 00:04:55-00:05:23 It's Not About What you Have 00:05:24-00:05:43 Difficult Things Are Good for You 00:05:45-00:06:36 Be the Best Version of Yourself 00:06:38-00:08:24 It's Okay to be Clueless 00:08:25-00:09:54 Everyone is.a Slave to Something 00:09:56-00:11:19 Change Your Definition of Success 00:11:20-00:12:06 Nothing Excludes You From Philosophy 00:12:07-00:12:29 Protect Your Information Diet 00:12:30-00:13:19 Every Situation Has Two Handles 00:13:19-00:14:16 Catch the Ball and Throw it Back 00:14:17-00:14:43 Your Not Strong Unless You Do This 00:14:44-00:16:35 You're an Actor In a Play 00:16:36-00:17:25 This is the Point of Philosophy 00:17:26-00:18:10 Stop Putting Things Off 00:18:11-00:18:46 Deeds Not Words 00:18:47-00:20:28 Think About Death