Dec. 4, 2025

Jamie Ryder ~ Why Philosophy Is the Ultimate Life Hack

Exploring how philosophy can help us in modern times.

#philosophy #stoicism #montypython

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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  

#mensmentalhealth          #easternphilosophy         #westernphilosophy

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Jamie Ryder and his books:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Historys-Greatest-Philosophers-Classical-Wisdom/dp/1036107043

https://jamieryderbooks.com/

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Jamie Ryder

Author, Copywriter, Mental Health Advocate

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.