06/12/2025
Exploring how philosophy can help us in modern times.
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About my guest Jamie Ryder:
Mental health advocate Jamie Ryder grew up in Manchester, UK, with a comic in one hand and a Stoic quote in the other. Now he writes stealth help books where ancient wisdom and battles meet pop culture and personal growth lessons. Because self-improvement is more fun with a few fight scenes.
His latest book is History's Greatest Philosophers: Classical Wisdom for Modern Times. The book will help you apply practical philosophy to build better mindset and mental health habits.
What we discussed:
00:14 Who is Jamie Ryder
02:28 Humanity in philosophy
03:45 Stoicism
05:22 Simplifying philosophy
07:44 'I don't know'
09:36 Wisdom scavenging
11:01 Writing the book
12:31 Philosophers follow what interests them
14:40 Absurdism and Camus
19:02 Absurd-Revolt-Love
19:56 It helped him during lockdown
22:24 Male mental health advocacy
25:00 Hard times
27:24 Macchiavelli
28:18 It was an experience!
29:36 His life has changed
31:10 Does his partner think he's a nutter?
32:28 Using philosophical ideas
34:14 Friends with different opinions
35:53 More books
36:53 Talk to Jamie
37:32 Stealth help
38:30 What men need
40:15 Get the book
42:10 His favourite part of the conversation
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Jamie Ryder and his books:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Historys-Greatest-Philosophers-Classical-Wisdom/dp/1036107043
https://jamieryderbooks.com/
https://youtu.be/QqJANHnRTGY?si=mJKUeYpA_IcwDjEI
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