Ryan Holiday — How to Use Stoicism to Choose Alive Time Over Dead Time | Brought to you by <a href="https://www.legalzoom.com/" target="_blank">LegalZoom</a> and <a href="http://trello.com/tfs" target="_blank">Trello</a>."Anger is often what pain looks like when it shows itself in public." — Krista TippettRyan Holiday&nbsp;(<a href="https://twitter.com/ryanholiday" target="_blank">@RyanHoliday</a>) is one of the world’s foremost thinkers and writers on ancient philosophy and its place in modern life. He is a sought-after speaker and strategist and the author of many bestselling books, including&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Obstacle-Way-Timeless-Turning-Triumph/dp/B00K5JUNSU/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" target="_blank">The Obstacle Is the Way</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tim-Ferriss-Audio-Ego-Enemy/dp/B01GSIZ9EY/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" target="_blank">Ego Is the Enemy</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Stoic-Meditations-Wisdom-Perseverance/dp/B01MA32SO0/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic</a>. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold more than two million copies worldwide. He lives with his family outside of Austin, Texas. You can subscribe to receive his writing at&nbsp;<a href="https://ryanholiday.net/" target="_blank">RyanHoliday.net</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://dailystoic.com/" target="_blank">DailyStoic.com</a>. Ryan was also&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/2014/05/06/the-tim-ferriss-podcast-episode-4-ryan-holiday/" target="_blank">the fourth-ever guest</a>&nbsp;on the podcast in the very beginning, and he has written multiple&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/2009/04/13/stoicism-101-a-practical-guide-for-entrepreneurs/" target="_blank">popular guest posts</a>&nbsp;for my blog, which you can find at tim.blog.His latest book is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stillness-Key-Ryan-Holiday/dp/0525538585/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" target="_blank">Stillness Is the Key</a>,&nbsp;which was an instant #1&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestseller and&nbsp;Wall Street Journal&nbsp;bestseller.This episode focuses on Stoic philosophy and how to apply it in our current uncertain times.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://www.legalzoom.com/" target="_blank">LegalZoom</a>. I've used this service for many of my businesses, as have quite a few of the icons on this podcast, including Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg of WordPress fame.<a href="https://www.legalzoom.com/" target="_blank">LegalZoom</a> is a reliable resource that more than a million people have already trusted for everything from setting up wills, proper trademark searches, forming LLCs, setting up non-profits, or finding simple cease-and-desist letter templates.<a href="https://www.legalzoom.com/" target="_blank">LegalZoom</a> is not a law firm, but it does have a network of independent attorneys available in most states who can give you advice on the best way to get started, provide contract reviews, and otherwise help you run your business with complete transparency and up-front pricing. <a href="https://www.legalzoom.com/" target="_blank">Check out LegalZoom.com and enter promo code Tim at checkout today</a> for special savings and see how the fine folks there can make life easier for you and your business.This episode is also brought to you by <a href="http://trello.com/tfs" target="_blank">Trello</a>. During tough times like these, one thing that brings us all together is our common humanity. Another is technology. Now, more than ever, teams must come together and work together virtually to handle chall

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