7 Stoic Keys To Happiness

“A good character is the only guarantee of everlasting, carefree happiness.” - Seneca
The Stoics believed in living a virtuous life, one with the potential to bring us personal happiness and fulfillment. And that’s one of the reasons a person may choose to live after their fashion. After all, what good is philosophy if it doesn’t ultimately bring us happiness? But in Stoic philosophy, it’s the pursuit of virtue and good character that allows us to get there. For the Stoic, the pursuit of virtue is the pursuit of happiness. If we can live virtuously, a good life will follow.
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[@kistar3460]

"The secret of happiness is not in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less." Love your videos, thank you Ryan!

[@RealziesCuts]

Dad & I have Long Covid. We’ve been sick for 26 months this past month has been particularly difficult I’ve only gotten more than four hours of sleep two nights in August 2022. I feel like I’m gonna die today and the feeling of death has become very normal very often 💫 good luck almost no one that will ever read this has any idea how blessed you are

[@Kelly_Ben]

I'm so sorry, I have a niece and a good friend who had it, and are finally rounding the bend. Hugs and healing to you!!

[@dinsfire8489]

I only got 3 hours of sleep every night for a year so I vaguely understand what horrors you're dealing with but I pray you & your dad will overcome this as I have. it's true most people have no idea how blessed they are to be without chronic illness & to be able to sleep at night. I'm going to pray a sincere prayer for you both.

[@Eebydeeby2112]

Check out “The laughing heart asmr”, it really helps with sleep with insomnia (have personally tried). Also, Dr Eric Berg for health. Both these channels have free youtube videos.

[@robdegregorio6508]

I'm so sorry. Hope u get better soon.

[@soudabehmansoori3678]

God helps you guys to heal!!! I pray for you🙏 🤲

[@ronatopaz2793]

I am mobility, hearing and memory challenged, and undergoing tests for stomach cancer and diabetes. I am also seeking new employment. I am on my own as my husband died 10 years ago. No children, no family. How do I continue as I seemingly have nothing to live for? I have terrific friends. The little work I still do gives me joy. I volunteer in my community. I have an accessible flat. I can still walk, still do meaningful things, recently I suggested a new piece of legislation thanks to a theatre project. This week I gave two interviews to mainstream media about private property renting. Potential. In all our forms…

[@larson0014]

Happiness is being amazed with the present and what you do have at this moment

[@holysigma8657]

9 things to quit for all Strong Men: 1. Caring about what others think 2. Not believing in yourself 3. Not experimenting different ideas / solutions for problems (life & business) 4. Not prioritizing your health 5. Wasting your precious time 6. Wanting something (instead write a plan and work towards it) 7. Chasing meaningless relationships 8. Wasting time by scrolling social media 9. Quitting addictions for good (if you have any - consider stopping it as it makes you mentally weak + affects your confidence and all other areas of your life!) 🚀 Take it easy and I hope you found one thing helpful in this list 💯☝

[@charlottealfresco4517]

Thanks ❤❤❤

[@oneworldonehome]

“Happiness is a quiescent state. It is not jittery. It is not trying to go anywhere or get anything. It is very still, so you have to become a little still to come into proximity to it. It is as if happiness is going five miles an hour and you are going a hundred miles an hour! Well, you passed it by!” _Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 1 » Chapter 22: Escaping Suffering_ - by Marshal Vian Summers.

[@johnchapman5125]

Thanks.

[@francoispellicaan8538]

Thank you for sharing. I have this book you are quoting from and it is really a gem. Never found so much wisdom in one book.

[@georgiafrancis9059]

Wow, thanks Ryan, I think we all needed to hear this on this Friday morning. Amor Fati

[@vladdyydaddy]

I just want to say your book "the obstacle is the way changed my life", through changing my perspective on things and coming to terms that the hurdles and mountains I life is where growth and character building happen. I'm really grateful for people like you.

[@barryallen8088]

The teachings of the stoics should be a part of addiction recovery… it has helped me immeasurably

[@mrcjc9298]

I wrote this on another channel that the Scandinavian concept of lagom, just enough of all you need in other words, seems to be the key to inner peace.

[@totalimmersioninenglish6465]

1. Having my internal compass, not outside 2. Comparisson is the thief of joy. This is enough It is what I have right know. 3. I delight in my own improvement. Fulfill my potential 4. Not to be so recheable. ..

[@NathanLewis100]

Subscribed to the email this week. Better late than never!

[@christopherhenrythomas2736]

Ryan, I just wanted to say thank you for your videos and books. You, along with stoicism, reading, and writing and a few other things, have all contributed to helping me find a sober and happy life after twenty years of suffering. I'm finally happy and I've even written my own book. Thank you again. I'm very grateful.

[@joeyh31]

That's amazing! Congratulations on your personal growth.

[@christopherhenrythomas2736]

@@joeyh31 Thank you very much much, I appreciate that.

[@durianwalker]

dishing out daily free valuable content...that is an abundance mindset

[@thisvagabondlife7132]

Is Happiness confused with joy? Joy is not the dopamine hit happiness is. it is inner peace that runs deep and overflows it’s boundaries.

[@dl1987]

Hello, I left Brazil to get here in Italy my citizenship, which I did and it is great. But now I'm really having difficulties to adapt in this new place, it is hard to find a job and I'm feeling super alone. But your videos helps me a lot. So I guess what I'm trying to say is, thank you.

[@TheNaughtyBarberess]

I recently just discovered your channel and listen to them all the time in the morning when I'm skating. Your vids are very digestible and are in good lengths. I feel like I've grown so much in a short period of time. Thank you!

[@qsdailydose8970]

The search for happiness is the source of all unhappiness.

[@adriosmani8797]

This video is tremendously awesome!

[@paullewis-cb9cm]

I've just read a comment below a recovering cancer patient ,it now puts things in perspective im physically well and should be grateful i need to be mentally stronger

[@aaronwimberleymbamsf5776]

I love the dichotomy, dissection, and dialectic synthesis between Epicureanism and Stoicism. Great meditation to start the day.

[@Pahwah]

The Stoic version of happiness is contentment. Happiness is an emotion, and emotion is a chemical response caused by a stimuli. Contentment, before happiness.

[@oftenwrong.]

This world is a tough place. It will beat you up. So be kind to each other! It won’t cost you anything

[@CJ-kq8je]

Happiness is an emotion, just like sadness is an emotion…the key is to find contentment in your life’s journey.

[@Thefunnyveterans]

Thanks for what you do. I’m in the infancy of my stoic journey and your channel is a huge help.

[@jizu.16]

Happiness is based on happenings and joy is from perspective.

[@andydufresne299]

Thank you, Ryan. You are doing great work. Peace.

[@the_alien293]

your book ego is the enemy changed my paradigm of life ,,thank you for saving me from the pain

[@totalimmersioninenglish6465]

5. Eudaimonia, it is realize the potential, do the right things. It is living acting with virtue 6. Realize what do I really need? Simple life it is much better. 7. You make beautiful choices. Push myself.Start right know

[@ewakozak5523]

Love from Poland🙂👍

[@cedarcanoe]

Hi Ryan, did you know we in Sweden 🇸🇪 actually have a word for that? LAGOM. Being content with “just enough”.

[@Cyanide999]

Thanks for this! I've been having a bummer time lately, this message has helped me immensely!

[@Santanilla]

Comparison is also the giver of joy . Depends if you look up or down, short term happiness you look down , long term happiness you look up . Looking down is gratitude , looking up is envy and motivation, for happiness you need financial freedom, health and family values, if you have these 3 you are rich and happiness is then a very easy mindset to achieve.

[@Green-ie1dn]

When you bring Happiness to people, it goes back to you!🙏❤️❤️❤️

[@davey2363]

I’ve been a somewhat natural stoic all my life…I’m 67….it’s been pure luck. I’m very lucky…..🇬🇧

[@lillyandtheghosts3597]

Love all ur videos and the daily email!!!

[@zaikdesdecali]

Gracias ❤❤❤

[@jonathancamp7190]

Ryan, I have greatly benefited from your work. Thank you.

[@marylisaguns1015]

Ryan.....your fabulous !......thank you for sharing these "nuggets of wisdom" with us from the Stoics..... Invaluable for daily living !...sincerely Ms Guns Canada

[@machyavelli4890]

Good stuff Ryan, as always! But please, please learn how to press a kettlebell, you're asking to exacerbate shoulder problems with that technique :D

[@khalidelbir]

Bless you bro

[@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan]

So inspirational. I hope to study this philosophy more in depth. I think it will improve my mental state of being and even more how I deal with other people. I'm not even a novice yet, but I've started reading "Meditations"

[@mavillen]

Thanks for the reminder

[@PostCologne]

Make beautiful choices 🔥

[@AlCloutier]

Thank you for another inspirational video. As a longtime Karate practitioner, the stoic ideals appeal very much to me.

[@alextaylor29]

Another great Video thank you I have all your audible books I’m sharing stoicism with my children 11. 13 and 15 really helpful especially as a father keep up the great work.

[@Doughy_in_the_Middle]

Ryan, I've got a question on how stoicism deals with illness. Specifically how does stoicism help to push through a chronic illness? I've only been watching you for a few months, but looking back to my time against cancer back in 2001, I'm confident I dealt with it as a stoic would. I overcame the challenge, and moved forward. My wife being pregnant at the time, I needed to Be There for my son (and her). No one understood how I had the determination to push through as I did, but it was for them. However, I've come to find out that the treatments I received (specifically radiation therapy) have caused health issues coming in like a very slow tide over the last 20+ years. There are times I feel like I'm drowning in that in coming tide. I've had all the testing to confirm "I'm not gonna die from this" (i.e. no cardio-vascular issues), but BP and heart rate are out of control, not responding to medications as it's a baroreflex dysfunction or some other sort of dysautonomia. Despite mental fortitude, there are days where the body just WILL NOT do what I need it to do, and no amount of physical conditioning seems to help. This isn't a health issue that has an outlook of "getting better". Again, thi isn't something that is going to kill me, but it's more of dealing with what comes, even though "what comes" is involving stopping and sitting just to attempt a trip around the grocery store. None of this helps for any possible concept for a career goal (In fact, I'm filing for disability), hobbies (brain fog is an issue too with this), and like the grocery store, even daily tasks that have to be done. I glanced through your catalog of videos and only saw a couple videos on the pandemic and anxiety, but nothing on dealing with long-term or chronic illness. So, how would the stoics push through?

[@paullewis-cb9cm]

You are a hero to yourself be proud ❤

[@Eebydeeby2112]

Do check out Dr Eric Berg on cancer. He has free youtube videos on a lot of health solutions. Worth a shot. Take care of yourself.

[@Eebydeeby2112]

Intermittent fasting would really help. Especially long term fasting like OMAD (23 hours fasting, and eating only within 1 hour time period)

[@katesmith1233]

Perhaps get off the meds and seek out alternative health care- an Ayurvedic doctor or practitioner, an herbalist, a holistic nutritionist are a few to start. When tradition medicine isn’t working, look elsewhere.

[@FarjadChowdhury10]

Diet Changes,lifestyle modifications,exercise,knowing that you are not your body but your soul,something which is far greater than the physical body and just being in the present moment

[@Volnixz]

I really needed this right now. Thank you!

[@motopelamohapi4152]

Thank you Ryan.

[@kidusgate4813]

Hi Ryan Holiday, Can you please film a KZbin video on how to self-reflect while journaling.

[@donatospoony]

These videos are very enlightening . thks

[@Shaunster1995]

You rock so hard bro. Marcus Aurelius would looooove you.

[@robgarcia1489]

Amazing info, thank you Sr!!

[@DylanRuns]

Just bought stillness! I can’t wait to crack it open this weekend :)

[@dee-ix3iq]

Ryan your so helpful God bless you

[@dominicsullivan7671]

Brilliant! Many thanks.

[@BobBob-uv9fq]

I’ve find happiness ,joy ,blady bla ,since I stopped alchol,,it’s like I’m seeing beauty in the day ,just like when I was a kid

[@brittd4949]

I see that Cerro Gordo shirt 😁

[@nabilaasiya-bey1389]

Thank you for making this video

[@gabagoolpictures]

Love the triple 6 shirt LOL

[@fercho88mx]

Great perspective on happiness! Thank you!!

[@armaanajoomal]

thank you, thank you ryan.

[@rosaritamaria4414]

Love your channel! 🙏

[@jlovecraft9417]

Yes! think u again for these videos

[@renealejandromelendezvalde9924]

Thank very much for all of your work. Do you have your books available in Spanish ?

[@chickenfooker74]

Happiness is a dopamine hit that motivates us to push forward.

[@thehistoryprof6750]

Well done !

[@cesarmarulanda2860]

Thanx Ryan, a lot.

[@takz0743]

Contentment is the key.

[@borismatuga1616]

Made my day thank you

[@ninjagirlnomeansno9403]

Absolutely stupendous, Thank you Ryan, I really loved this 😃😃😃😁😁😁😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰 Love your iron Maiden shirt😍🎸😁😃 I recommend listening to a band called Budgie, They did a song called Napoleon bona 1 and 2. 🐦😃😁🎸 It's always a pleasure to listen to you Ryan, Peace, love, joy and happiness to you and everyone , Thank you universe 🎸😁😃🐦😍🥰👁🌌👽🛸🌓♾️💫🐉🦄🧿🌈😁😁😁

[@A.-Basith]

This so beautiful

[@makula5543]

Excellent video and love your channel content.

[@brunomaccari4737]

Happyness must ensue, it cannot be persued

[@tomalleeson4573]

Liked this one!

[@benjaminwhitehead4050]

Happiness is a journey, not a destination

[@nicholaskosgei8206]

The formula of happiness by Nietzsche; Happiness= a yes, a no , a straightline and a goal.

[@henniannariina5877]

So true, but hard too.

[@7350652]

awesome

[@alanchriston6806]

Brilliant 😊🏴‍☠️

[@kbdefay]

fantastic video. now, how do I remember all of this as I go about my day?

[@FelixSkura]

Virtue and being one with Nature are what matters in Stoicism. Living with virtue IS happiness. However, in order to remain virtuous, you change your perspective on things. For instance, Epictetus talks about never using possessive language for anything other then your mind as that's all you can control. You wouldn't say "my brother died", you say something like "a person who's related to me died.” Came from the Stoicism subreddit lol

[@JohnM...]

Happiness lasts for about 10 seconds or so - but joy is a way of 'being'.

[@juanmiguelnieto1561]

Hi! when is the new book about discipline coming out?

[@davey2363]

Enough is as good as a feast.

[@Ali-gv1yw]

❤️

[@bruceberesford-redman6146]

Which version of Meditations do you recommend? Thx

[@itsmichaelmai]

Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)

[@victoriamuir8988]

“Enough is as good as a feast”-German proverb

[@kerrie2222]

How do you keep people from sucking the positive energy out of you?

[@jamama3]

Happiness is not necessarily contentment. Here are the 4 that help me: 1. Work Hard EPHESIANS 4:28 2. Be Honest HEBREWS 13:18 3. Have a Balanced View of Money HEBREWS 13:5 4. Choose the Best Education that aligns with God's thinking PROVERBS 3:21

[@lactllzol]

I hope one day they can redefine the Stoic in dictionary

[@rcnblackhawk07]

The ensue (not pursuit) of happiness. 🧐

[@alphajuliet01al]

Holy hell you've wrote 10 books😳😳😳 ...could u please list them and where they are available...and do you get deep in the stoicism, as in how to question those who "think" they are in an authoritative positions?

[@jackjenner9501]

Try the link to the dailystoic store in the video description for a list of works; however I often find them in book stores across Australia and New Zealand so you're bound to have paper ones in a city near you if you live in an English speaking country. Or else I read them on my kindle

[@alphajuliet01al]

@@jackjenner9501 Thank you

[@paullewis-cb9cm]

Anyone have the secret to feel at peace i have so many humans dependent on me it weighs me down im struggling mentally

[@billwilliamson5778]

I suggest that you invest in your own inner peace. Stop worrying about people, situations and things that are out of your control. We can’t control anyone or anything other than ourselves and our responses/ reactions to what life throws our way. We can’t stop what’s coming . Acceptance is a powerful key to happiness. Stay blessed!

[@theoldwaywasbetter6384]

He's still saying "Epictetus" incorrectly. :(

[@geobeck2377]

Thank you sir! Posted the below a few days ago as a response to Ben and his great works here specifically ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIeVlJiwjKaWjdU&lc=UgxAgWhEEWNQrMEFmn54AaABAg ) and the decades he has been fighting the good fight (but i digress)... For what it is worth. Thank you so much sir! Somewhat relevant, ordered and am reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Not any kind of substitute for your own religion but is helping get my head right. As well as (at the start a few months ago forcing it) finding any good thing at the moment, no matter how small (a hummingbird fighting it out with another out the window, back and forth) while there are a 100 "legitimate" reasons you could wallow in your own self pity by only seeing the bad. I struggle with this daily but have found it becomes more easy all the time and for me it is saying thank you Lord for those little things rather then Lord help me with my $hit. Take it for what it is worth but please know all that you are not alone. Oh and one more thing, please check up on your strong friends and family members. They may not be as strong as you think. God bless you all.

[@luffysleftnipple69yearsago]

Me first

[@TheBruceKeller]

I like the overall message, but Ryan's channel feels more and more like a commercial as time goes on. Also those store prices are getting kinda crazy. >$200 for a silver necklace? What, does that thing weigh 8 ounces and was purely handcrafted?

[@esay7403]

Oh ya I remember the easy aphorisms of the stoics. Still great for breeding complacency. 1%ers rest easy

[@Dekku]

TL;DR 1. C major 2. G major 3. F major 4. D major 5. Bb major 6. A major 7. Eb major

[@FocusMrbjarke]

How is that relate to stoicism?

[@Dekku]

@@FocusMrbjarke oh sorry, I forgot: 1. stoic C major 2. stoic G major 3. stoic F major 4. stoic D major 5. stoic Bb major 6. stoic A major 7. stoic Eb major