Modern philosopher & NYT bestselling author Ryan Holiday joins Rich to talk about why pursuing virtues like courage is key to healing our national divide. To read more about Ryan and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾https://bit.ly/richroll636 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich TEN THOUSAND x RICH ROLL FAR COLLECTION https://www.tenthousand.cc/far LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS + DAN DRAKE https://www.blakecurtis.net/ https://www.dandrake333.com/ 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:05 - Rich and Ryan Catch Up Since Last Time // Stoic Perspective on the Pandemic 00:10:17 - The Discipline of Assent 00:14:51 - Ryan's New Bookstore, "Painted Porch" 00:22:03 - Writing a Book during the Pandemic 00:27:07 - Getting Quality Parenting Time 00:30:41 - The Plantpower Meal Planner 00:32:15 - Individualism & Social Responsibility 00:38:37 - Circles of Concern 00:40:00 - Responsibility to Make an Impact from a Platform of Influence 00:44:31 - Having Courage of Your Convictions 00:48:45 - Courage as a Habit - Ryan's Approach to Writing 00:52:28 - Ryan’s latest book: ‘Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave’ 00:56:02 - Courage Being a Primal Virtue 00:59:11 - The 4 Cardinal Virtues - The Easy Way or The Hard Way 01:02:20 - What Did Learn of Courage While Writing His Book? 01:04:31 - Courage as a Practice 01:05:50 - What is Courage and Its Relationship to Fear? 01:09:33 - General Douglas MacArthur - A Bold Decision to Defy the Odds 01:12:53 - Not All Courage is Noble 01:17:11 - Justice and Wisdom Act Upon Courage 01:22:19 - One Courageous Person Makes the Majority 01:27:30 - Fear and How We Often Under Sell Ourselves 01:33:33 - Heroism - Selflessness in Courage 01:35:10 - Letting Fear of Risk Inhibit Courage 01:38:05 - Current Examples of Courage 01:41:43 - Ryan's Core Takeaways 01:46:06 - The Call to Action 01:46:55 - How Should We Celebrate Our Heroes 01:50:00 - The Problem with Confederate Monuments 01:53:12 - What Would a Monument to Courage Look Like? 01:56:50 - Ryan Is A Man Out Of Time 02:01:04 - Closing Remarks * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 #richroll #richrollpodcast