X Mayo on Discipline, Christianity, and Practicing Stoicism in Hollywood

Feb 5, 2022

X Mayo, a talented actor, writer, and Emmy-nominated comedian, discusses the intricate balance between discipline and passion. She shares her journey from a strict Christian upbringing to embracing Stoicism, highlighting how resilience helps navigate the unpredictable entertainment industry. X explores the alignment of Stoic principles with modern Christianity and emphasizes self-love and authenticity. She humorously reflects on the challenges of maintaining a comedic voice in today's chaotic social media landscape while celebrating the importance of humor as a coping mechanism.

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Religious Upbringing

X Mayo grew up in a strict Apostolic Pentecostal household, attending church multiple times a week.
She's now reevaluating some of her earlier beliefs.

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Cluelessness and Contentment

The Daily Stoic journal prompt about being content with being clueless had a profound impact on X Mayo.
She had to pause her journaling for months to process the question's depth.

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Embracing Nuance

Practicing Stoicism helped X Mayo realize her judgmental tendencies and binary thinking.
She now embraces nuance and understands things aren't always black or white.

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Ryan talks to actress and comedian X Mayo about the difference between discipline and passion, the common misconception of Stoics as unfeeling and unemotional, how Stoicism relates to Christianity, the importance of being content to be thought clueless about some things, and more.

X Mayo is an actor, writer, producer, comedian, and taco expert. Landing in NYC in 2013 with just 80 Dollars and A Suitcase, X has survived over 24 moves to now being an Emmy Nominated writer for The Daily Show With Trevor Noah. X is the Creator and Host of Who Made The Potato Salad? a comedy show/party made in 24 hours that only stars black people and people of color. You can catch X in the second season of, "Yearly Departed," and in the hit NBC sitcom, "American Auto."

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