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The Daily Stoic · October 15, 2026 · 10:02
BONUS: Toxic Masculinity, Cancel Culture & Politics
Ryan Holiday answers listener questions about handling other people’s opinions, toxic masculinity, keeping your ego in check, politics, and cancel culture. Across each topic, he returns to the core Stoic principle of focusing only on what you can control—your own thoughts, actions, and character—rather than wasting energy on external judgments or outcomes.
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Ryan stresses that you cannot control what other people think of you, so it’s more productive to direct your energy toward your own character and actions.
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Rather than chasing a distorted, aggressive version of masculinity, Ryan argues that the Stoic emphasis on self‑mastery, courage, and justice offers a healthier, more resilient ideal of manhood.
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