Stoic Practices for Getting Rid of Mental Junk, Your Morning Routine, and Talking to the Dead | Ryan Holiday

This is the 10% Happier Podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hello, my fellow suffering beings. How are we doing today? Today we're talking to a guy who has quickly become one of my favorite return guests.

Ryan Holliday, the stoic philosopher and uber prolific author on all things stoicism. Today we're talking about how to be wise or how to cultivate wisdom. As you'll hear me joke to Ryan, wisdom is kind of a funny term because it's hard to define and often either ungraspable or totally confusing. But actually, as Ryan talks about in his new book, which is called Wisdom Takes Work, there are tons of things you can do that will improve your life. out of which wisdom may well emerge.

So in this conversation we talk about how to talk to the dead. He'll explain what that means. The value of asking questions, including impertinent questions, how to create a second brain, how to find a teacher for yourself, how to manage your ego and navigate your blind spots, how to get rid of mental junk, how to cool off your brain. How not to be a know-it-all, how to achieve focus through having a morning routine or any kind of routine, depending on what time of day works for you, how to seek out criticism, how to embrace complexity, how to learn how to die, and much more. A little bit more on Ryan before we dive in here.

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