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The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman | with guest Nitin Sharma
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- Business Book Club
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- Apr 20, 2026
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- 1736
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Summary
Building a business will test every part of you—your patience, your discipline, and your ability to handle absolute chaos. The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman channels over two centuries of ancient wisdom from thinkers like Marcus Aurelius and Seneca into sharp, daily meditations for modern life. It won't give you the answers to your business problems, but it will completely change how you face them. Joining me to unpack it is someone who actively lives these ideas: Nitin Sharma. Nitin is a serial entrepreneur in the recruitment tech space, the founder of rectools.io, and the host of the highly successful RecTalk podcast. In this episode, Nitin shares the raw story of his previous agency's collapse and how Stoicism helped him navigate the fallout. We explore why true discipline doesn't always mean 5 AM ice baths, how to let go of the "capitalist circus," and why remembering your own mortality is the ultimate clarifier for founders. Key Takeaways & Timestamps 00:00 – Introducing The Daily Stoic 01:22 – Control the Controllables: Why you must stop wasting energy on the economy, the market, or the actions of others. 03:54 – Navigating Business Failure: Nitin shares the story of his agency's collapse and how he used Stoicism to let go of the anger toward his former business partner. 08:03 – Discipline Over Emotion 10:00 – The Anti-Hustle Discipline: Why true discipline doesn't have to mean grinding 24/7. 16:03 – The Social Media Test : How to use doom-scrolling on TikTok as a daily training ground for practicing discipline over your emotions. 22:03 – The 10-Year Business Reality : 80% of businesses won't make it to 10 years, but your reputation will last forever. Get the book here 📚 The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman Mentioned in th…