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Books by Ryan Holiday mentioned on podcasts
Ryan Holiday's works on stoicism and personal growth were frequently highlighted on his podcast, The Daily Stoic. Holiday discussed the ten-year anniversary edition of 'The Obstacle Is the Way', mentioning that he re-recorded audiobook sections and incorporated an anecdote from guest Julia Baird's book 'Phosphorescence'. He also reflected on how he viewed 'The Obstacle Is the Way' in his early twenties as a tool to overcome professional challenges. When discussing the book's long-term readership, Holiday compared the sales success of 'Ego Is the Enemy' to another book released around the same time. Other episodes featured Holiday referencing his book 'Courage Is Calling' when discussing inaction and regrets, exploring Book 1 of Marcus Aurelius's 'Meditations', and discussing the central stoic ideas featured in 'The Daily Stoic'.
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The Obstacle Is the Way
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday is a popular book on stoicism and personal growth that explores how to use obstacles as a means to overcome professional and personal challenges.
Discussed“and then even like I just did the 10 year anniversary of the obstacles away and um I was like they were like can you re-record the audiobook and I was like can I just record the new sections and you plug them in and They were like, "Go listen to the audiobook."”
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Discipline Is Destiny
Discipline Is Destiny by Ryan Holiday is a bestselling book exploring the Stoic virtue of temperance through historical examples and practical philosophy.
Discussed“and that's what you have guys like Ryan holiday did he come on here yeah where you have guys that are talk that talk a lot about like that moment where you choose between what's comfortable yes or what is easy and this other like more long-term thing”
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Ego Is the Enemy
Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday is a philosophical self-help book that examines how unchecked personal ego hinders success, growth, and fulfillment, drawing lessons from historical figures.
Discussed“like my ego is the enemy came out basically the same month as the subtle art of not giving a and yeah that book probably cumula cumulatively has sold more than all of my books combined”
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Stillness Is the Key
Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday is a bestselling exploration of philosophy and Stoic principles aimed at helping readers achieve mental clarity and emotional balance.
Discussed“So I have noticed like even in The Obstacle, Ego, Stillness, each one is a little bit longer than the one that came before it.”
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Trust Me, I'm Lying
Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday is an expose on the mechanics of media manipulation and the hidden incentives driving modern online journalism.
Discussed“I did this with Trust Me, I’m Lying as well, but it was like a 5-year anniversary edition because stuff in the media changes faster than this.”
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Courage Is Calling
Courage Is Calling by Ryan Holiday is a foundational entry in the author's ongoing series dedicated to exploring the ancient Stoic virtues.
Discussed“I talked about this in my my courage book where I I have found that the times I didn't do something or I didn't speak up or I didn't I wasn't bold enough, it's I always had my reasons, but the reasons don't age very well.”
Speaker The Daily Stoic "Power of Regret" Daniel Pink On How To Move FORWARD 2025-04-13 Listen at 36:36Where to get it
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The Daily Dad
The Daily Dad by Ryan Holiday is a collection of daily meditations inspired by Stoic philosophy designed to help fathers navigate the challenges of parenting and cultivate emotional maturity.
Discussed“One of the reasons I wrote The Daily Stoic and The Daily Dad is that I've become better as a person through the meditative practice of having to produce this thing daily.”
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Conspiracy
Discussed“You have my book Conspiracy right there, which I saw when I came in—it’s my worst-selling book.”
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The Boy Who Would Be King
Discussed“Um, what how we should wrap up is, okay, how do you determine— Um, like I was listening to your episode with Rich Roll recently, and he was like, 'My favorite thing in this book in the Justice book was the afterward where you do insert yourself into it.'”
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Growth Hacker Marketing
Discussed“I wrote Trust Me, I’m Lying while I still had a small salary; I wrote Growth Hacker while I still had a small salary, and then Dove was fired from American Apparel.”
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