Dying Every Day (Stoic Meditations)

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Dying Every Day is a newsletter and podcast about mortality, wisdom, discipline, attention, Stoicism, and the art of living. This is a place for meditations for mortals—reflections for people trying to live the Stoic virtues of wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice in the time they have been given. Learn more at perennial.substack.com.

Episode Date
Socrates on Trusting Your Inner Voice
Nov 09, 2026
Day 160: Kierkegaard and Epictetus on Living With Limits | Dying Every Day
Oct 29, 2026
How Much Is Enough? | Letters from a Mortal
Oct 27, 2026
Day 159: The Limits of Self-Knowledge with Brandon Tumblin
Oct 22, 2026
How Much Do You Need to Know Before You Act? | Dying Every Day
Oct 20, 2026
What Deserves Your Attention | William James and the Stoics
Oct 12, 2026
Remember Death. Return to Life. | Dying Every Day
Oct 08, 2026
The Story Your Mind Adds | Dying Daily
Oct 05, 2026
Day 158: You Will Never Know Enough: Socrates and Epictetus on Acting Without Certainty
Oct 01, 2026
The Life You Are Actually Living | Dying Daily
Sep 28, 2026
Can Self-Discipline Be Trained? | Mortal Questions
Sep 24, 2026
Day 157: Carrying the Fire with Shane Trotter | Dying Every Day
Sep 17, 2026
"Let us Postpone Nothing" | Dying Daily
Sep 15, 2026
"The Art of Paying Attention" | Letters from a Mortal
Sep 10, 2026
The Architecture of a Good Life | Dying Daily
Sep 07, 2026
Day 156: The Unchosen Life—What Kierkegaard and the Stoics Knew About Freedom
Sep 03, 2026
Dying Daily: The Gap Between Knowing and Doing
Aug 28, 2026
Dying Daily: The Returning Mind
Aug 24, 2026
Dying Daily: A Stoic Lesson from The Odyssey
Jul 22, 2026
Day 155: Resist and Persist - The Stoic Art of Self-Discipline | Dying Every Day
Jul 16, 2026
Day 154: Epictetus on the Discipline of Waiting | Dying Every Day
Jul 09, 2026
Day 153: Stoicism and the Founding Fathers | Dying Every Day
Jul 04, 2026
Dying Daily: Seneca on Learning to Die
Jun 29, 2026
Day 152: Courage in Practice—Cato the Younger on Being Incorruptible | Dying Every Day
Jun 25, 2026
Dying Daily: "You Decide What it Means" | Dying Every Day
Jun 17, 2026
Day 151: The Unlived Life—Marcus Aurelius and Jung on Becoming Whole | Dying Every Day
Jun 10, 2026
Day 150: Stoicism and CBT on Training the Mind | Dying Every Day
Jun 03, 2026
Day 149: Plato's Cave and the Cost of Ignorance | Dying Every Day
May 30, 2026
Day 148: In Defense of the Examined Life | Dying Every Day
May 27, 2026
Dying Daily: Two Paradoxes, One Truth | Dying Every Day
May 23, 2026
Day 147: What Are You Running From?—Seneca and Socrates on Solitude | Dying Every Day
May 20, 2026
Dying Daily: "Before We Knew It Was Passing" | Dying Every Day
May 17, 2026
Day 146: There Are Two Kinds of Joy—Most People Are Chasing the Wrong One | Dying Every Day
May 13, 2026
Day 145: Why You React Before You Think—And What to Do About It | Dying Every Day
May 06, 2026
Bonus: Want Less. Live More. | Dying Every Day
May 03, 2026
Day 144: What Are You Holding? - Marcus Aurelius on Anger and Attachment | Dying Every Day
Apr 29, 2026
Day 143: You Already Know This. So Why Doesn't It Work? | Dying Every Day
Apr 22, 2026
Day 142: "The present is all you have" | Dying Every Day
Apr 16, 2026
Day 141: "I commanded myself" | Dying Every Day
Apr 10, 2026
Day 140: The Instruction No One Wants
Apr 04, 2026
Day 139: Between Idleness and Indulgence - Marcus Aurelius on the Work of Being Human
Mar 28, 2026
Day 138: Respond with Reason, Not Retaliation | Dying Every Day
Mar 13, 2026
Day 137: The Flame You Carry: Musonius Rufus on Exile and Loss
Feb 05, 2026
Day 136: Memento Mori for Normal People | Dying Every Day
Jan 22, 2026
Day 135: The Philosophy of Happiness: What Actually Makes Life Good | Dying Every Day
Dec 30, 2025
Day 134: The (Stoic) Discipline of Delay | Dying Every Day
Dec 23, 2025
Day 133: Stoic Fundamentals with Brandon Tumblin | Dying Every Day
Dec 19, 2025
Day 132: What the Stoics Can Teach Us About Money and Happiness | Dying Every Day
Dec 01, 2025
Day 131: The Hard Truth About Virtue (It Takes Work) | Dying Every Day
Nov 25, 2025
Day 130: Why You React to Insults (and How to Stop)
Nov 18, 2025
Day 129: A Stoic Guide to Happiness - The Art of Having Enough
Nov 11, 2025
Day 128: Marcus Aurelius on obstacles and setbacks
Oct 30, 2025
Day 127: Epictetus on the freedom to see differently
Oct 11, 2025
Day 126: Marcus Aurelius on how to live
Oct 02, 2025
Day 125: Marcus Aurelius on responding with reason, not retaliation
Sep 25, 2025
Day 124: Seneca on calming the mind
Sep 14, 2025
Day 123: Cicero on wisdom and happiness
Sep 11, 2025
Day 122: Epictetus on what is truly yours
Sep 05, 2025
Day 121: Musonius Rufus on the purpose of life
Aug 30, 2025
Day 120: Seneca on guarding the mind
Aug 23, 2025
Day 119: Marcus Aurelius on the only thing that matters
Aug 16, 2025
Day 118: Seneca on training the mind
Aug 02, 2025
Day 117: Marcus Aurelius on what is to be prized
Jul 24, 2025
Day 116: Cicero on the common good
Jul 22, 2025
Day 115: Seneca on the art of friendship
Jul 19, 2025
Day 114: Epictetus on the power of restraint
Jul 17, 2025
Day 113: Marcus Aurelius on ashes, bones, and what matters
Jul 15, 2025
Day 112: Musonius Rufus on the freedom of self-control
Jul 10, 2025
Day 111: Marcus Aurelius on being strict with yourself
Jul 08, 2025
Day 110: William B. Irvine on thinking well
Jul 05, 2025
Day 109: Cicero on philosophy and old age
Jul 03, 2025
Day 108: Musonius Rufus on virtue and practice
Jul 01, 2025
Day 107: Seneca on the harbor of life
Jun 28, 2025
Day 106: Marcus Aurelius on doing the right thing
Jun 26, 2025
Day 105: Epictetus on playing your part
Jun 24, 2025
Day 104: Seneca on knowing when to step in (or step back)
Jun 19, 2025
Day 103: Marcus Aurelius on flowing with life
Jun 17, 2025
Day 102: Epictetus on turning life into practice
Jun 14, 2025
Day 101: Seneca on the limitless nature of virtue
Jun 12, 2025
Day 100: Marcus Aurelius on training the mind
Jun 10, 2025
Day 99: A Stoic Guide to Anxiety with Brandon Tumblin
Jun 07, 2025
Day 98: Epictetus on being content
Jun 05, 2025
Day 97: Marcus Aurelius on being adaptable
Jun 03, 2025
Day 96: Seneca on an unshakable mind
May 31, 2025
Day 95: Epictetus on being a philosopher
May 29, 2025
Day 94: Cicero on wisdom and freedom
May 27, 2025
Day 93: On Providence with Brandon Tumblin
May 24, 2025
Day 92: Marcus Aurelius on "seeds" of change
May 23, 2025
Day 91: Seneca on the shortness of life
May 20, 2025
Day 90: Question Everything with Massimo Pigliucci
May 17, 2025
Day 89: Epictetus on the art of attention
May 15, 2025
Day 88: Marcus Aurelius on human nature
May 13, 2025
Day 87: Stoic Ethics with Brittany Polat
May 10, 2025
Day 86: Epictetus on the path to happiness
May 08, 2025
Day 85: Seneca on why we deceive ourselves
May 06, 2025
Day 84: Practice Like a Stoic with Brandon Tumblin
May 03, 2025
Day 83: Marcus Aurelius on doing less
May 01, 2025
Day 82: Epictetus on blame and shame
Apr 29, 2025
Day 81: Marcus Aurelius on fame and praise
Apr 26, 2025
Day 80: Seneca on the perils of drunkenness
Apr 24, 2025
Day 79: Heraclitus on the Only Constant
Apr 22, 2025
Day 78: Epictetus on calming the mind
Apr 19, 2025
Day 77: Marcus Aurelius on the art of tranquility
Apr 17, 2025
Day 76: Seneca on running from death
Apr 15, 2025
Day 75: Stoic Exercises with James Romm
Apr 12, 2025
Day 74: Epictetus on "Being a Citizen of the Universe"
Apr 10, 2025
Day 73: Cicero on the pleasures of old age
Apr 09, 2025
Day 72: Marcus Aurelius on controlling your thoughts
Apr 04, 2025
Day 71: Epictetus on the cause of anxiety
Apr 02, 2025
Day 70: Seneca on the battle against vice
Apr 01, 2025
Day 69: Don't Waste Time Worrying
Mar 31, 2025
Day 68: Seneca on a "Good Conscience"
Mar 28, 2025
Day 67: "Know Thyself" with Donald Robertson
Mar 27, 2025
Day 66: Epictetus on Contending with Difficulties
Mar 26, 2025
Day 65: Seneca on the God Within Us
Mar 24, 2025
Day 64: Marcus Aurelius on Making Mistakes
Mar 21, 2025
Day 63: Seeking "Better Things" with Seneca
Mar 19, 2025
Day 62: Epictetus on Being a Philosopher
Mar 18, 2025
Day 61: Stoic Wisdom for Modern Relationships with Brittany Polat
Mar 17, 2025
Day 60: The Art of Negative Visualization
Mar 13, 2025
Day 59: Seneca on the Nature of Virtue
Mar 11, 2025
Day 58: Marcus Aurelius on Getting Out of Bed
Mar 10, 2025
Day 57: Philosophy and Death
Mar 07, 2025
Day 56: A Stoic Guide to Old Age
Mar 06, 2025
Day 55: The Philosopher's Mean with Massimo Pigliucci
Mar 04, 2025
Day 54: Marcus Aurelius on Good Fortune
Mar 03, 2025
Day 53: Socrates on the fear of death
Feb 28, 2025
Day 52: Practice, Practice, Practice
Feb 27, 2025
Day 51: How to Handle Criticism
Feb 26, 2025
Day 50: The Examined Life
Feb 25, 2025
Day 49: Training the Mind
Feb 24, 2025
Day 48: The Wisdom of Kindness
Feb 22, 2025
Day 47: The Art of Wisdom
Feb 20, 2025
Day 46: The Art of Temperance
Feb 19, 2025
Day 45: The Art of Courage
Feb 18, 2025
Day 44: The Cardinal Virtues
Feb 17, 2025
Day 43: The Art of Acceptance with James Romm
Feb 15, 2025
Day 42: Learning to Be "Indifferent"
Feb 14, 2025
Day 41: The Wisdom of Friendship
Feb 13, 2025
Day 40: The Philosopher's Mean
Feb 12, 2025
Day 39: "Getting to the Heart of Things!"
Feb 11, 2025
Day 38: "Persist and Resist"
Feb 10, 2025
Day 37: The Socratic Method with Donald Robertson
Feb 08, 2025
Day 36: The Happy Life
Feb 07, 2025
Day 35: The Art of Acceptance
Feb 06, 2025
Day 34: Doing Hard Things
Feb 05, 2025
Day 33: The Intentional Life
Feb 04, 2025
Day 32: The Discipline of Desire
Feb 03, 2025
Day 31: "Beyond Stoicism" with Massimo Pigliucci
Feb 01, 2025
Day 30: Finding the "Right" Path
Jan 31, 2025
Day 29: The Problem with Crowds
Jan 30, 2025
Day 28: Testing Your Impressions
Jan 29, 2025
Day 27: Dealing with Difficult People
Jan 28, 2025
Day 26: The Problem with Comparison
Jan 27, 2025
Day 25: Think Like a Mortal with James Romm
Jan 25, 2025
Day 24: The Ceaseless Flow of Life
Jan 24, 2025
Day 23: The Work of Philosophy
Jan 23, 2025
Day 22: The Perils of Anger
Jan 22, 2025
Day 21: "Words Should Be Scattered Like Seeds"
Jan 21, 2025
Day 20: How to Stop Wasting Time
Jan 20, 2025
Day 19: "Don't Be Ashamed to Need Help"
Jan 19, 2025
Day 18: Think Like Socrates with Donald Robertson
Jan 18, 2025
Day 17: The Perils of Blame
Jan 17, 2025
Day 16: The Good Life
Jan 16, 2025
Day 15: Change is the Only Constant
Jan 15, 2025
Day 14: The Art of Thinking Well
Jan 14, 2025
Day 13: "Every Day is a Step"
Jan 13, 2025
Day 12: The Art of Practice
Jan 12, 2025
Day 11: The Art of Having Enough
Jan 11, 2025
Day 10: The View from Above
Jan 10, 2025
Day 9: Never Stop Learning How to Live
Jan 09, 2025
Day 8: Let Silence Be the Rule
Jan 08, 2025
Day 7: Let Us Postpone Nothing
Jan 07, 2025
Day 6: Reasons Not to Worry
Jan 06, 2025
Day 5: The "Truth" of Connection
Jan 05, 2025
Day 4: The Art of Stoic Joy
Jan 04, 2025
Day 3: On Conquering Oneself
Jan 03, 2025
Day 2: On Attaining Goodness
Jan 02, 2025
Day 1: What is Up to Us?
Jan 01, 2025