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What The Daily Stoic Says About Military & Strategy
30 episodes about military & strategy
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Key Insights on Military & Strategy
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- We're in Cold War II between US and China, but with much deeper economic ties than the US-Soviet relationship ever had
- AI makes this Cold War more dangerous and unpredictable than the first one, despite nuclear weapons still existing
- Political polarization follows fractal geometry - it fragments even at the extremes, making civil war unlikely in America
- Current geopolitical problems are minor compared to threats like Hitler in the 1930s or nuclear standoffs during Cold War I
- Muscle is 'metabolic currency' for longevity - women need heavy weight training, not light weights, to combat accelerated muscle loss after menopause
- "Come for the tool, stay for the network" - YouTube subsidized hosting costs to build network effects, a strategy blockchains can replicate through tokens
- Ray Dalio's prediction model suggests 35-40% chance of US civil war due to wealth inequality and asset ownership disparities
Episodes
Men Are Reading Less Fiction. That’s A Problem. | Steven Pressfield
You Need An Ethical Will | Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling
What Our Fathers Teach Us, For Better Or Worse | Tom Junod
How To Love Your Country Without Lying About It | Ty Seidule
They Give You Direction for Life | The Stoic Secret to Finding Real Joy
The Stoic Code General Mattis Lives By
BONUS | Ryan Holiday Responds to Daniel Radcliffe
The Stoic All the Stoics Admired
BONUS | 6 Stoic Rules of Arete (Excellence)
They’re Not Thinking About You At All
40 Hidden Lessons From Marcus Aurelius' Meditations
What Comes After Surviving the Unthinkable | Kyle Carpenter
Kyle Carpenter on Courage, Survival, and What Comes After
Nothing Is As Encouraging As This | The Freedom of Contempt
This Can Change the Course of Your Life
It’s Not a Principle If It Doesn’t Cost You
BONUS | Books You Can Finish In One Sitting (And Actually Remember)
12 Stoic Remedies for When Life Feels Heavy
It Takes Much Longer Than You Think (Or Want)
There Will Always Be People Who Don’t Get It | Hasan Minhaj Tests Ryan Holiday’s Stoic Knowledge
BONUS | Charles Duhigg's Reading List (From Ryan Holiday)
The Stoic Secrets Great Leaders Use | Daniel Coyle
Why You Can’t Focus (And How to Fix It in 25 Minutes)
Stoic Advice for the Problems We All Face
Here’s How You Take Back Your Time | Become Dangerously Persuasive With These Books
Jordan Klepper's Reading List (From Ryan Holiday)
Why Thinking About Your Death Will Save Your Life
Who Would Ever Want to Be King? | Stop Letting Yourself Off the Hook
Lincoln’s Secret Weapon (It Wasn’t Power)
The Case for History (Before It Repeats Itself) | Kenny Curtis
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