Author Robert Wright on Buddhism vs Stoicism

<p>Ryan speaks to the author and journalist Robert Wright about the Stoic obligation to being involved in politics, staying creative while controlling your own destiny, the temptations and distractions of social media, and more. </p><p>Robert Wright is an author and journalist who has written five books including <a href='https://geni.us/JFZ6daG'>The Moral Animal</a> and <a href='https://geni.us/qlTem'>Why Buddhism Is True</a>. He has also written for The Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, and The New York Times Magazine. His weekly newsletter <a href='https://mindfulresistance.net/'>Mindful Resistance</a> is sent out every Saturday.</p><p>This episode is brought to you by <a href='https://www.bespokepost.com/start'>Box of Awesome</a> from <a href='https://www.bespokepost.com/'>Bespoke Post</a>.  They have a huge number of collections no matter what you’re into: the great outdoors, style, cooking, mixology, and more. To get started, you just take a quiz at <a href='http://www.boxofawesome.com/'>boxofawesome.com</a> your answers help them pick the right <a href='https://www.bespokepost.com/start'>Box of Awesome</a> for you.Get 20% off your first monthly box when you sign up at <a href='http://www.boxofawesome.com/'>boxofawesome.com</a> and enter the code STOIC at checkout.</p><p>This episode is also brought to you by <a href='http://try.scribd.com/stoic'>Scribd</a>, the e-book and audiobook subscription service that includes one million titles. <a href='http://try.scribd.com/stoic'>Scribd</a> uses the latest technology with the smartest people to recommend you content that you’re going to love. We’re offering listeners of The Daily Stoic a free 60 day trial. Go to <a href='http://try.scribd.com/stoic'>try.scribd.com/stoic</a> for your free trial. That’s <a href='http://try.scribd.com/stoic'>try.scribd.com/stoic</a> to get 60 days of Scribd for free.</p><p>This episode is also brought to you by <a href='http://stamps.com'>stamps.com</a>, a secure Internet mailing solution to print postage using your computer. <a hre