Podcasts that mention 📚 Discipline Is Destiny by Ryan Holiday

I have a line in 'Discipline and Destiny' because I was very impressed with Queen Elizabeth II.

Ryan Holiday discusses a line from his book 'Discipline and Destiny', expressing his admiration for Queen Elizabeth II.

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Yeah, I—I have a part of it in, uh, in discipline as destiny; he says for six years now I’ve been hopelessly afflicted, made worse by the senseless doctors for year two, deceived with hopes of improvement, finally compelled to face the prospect of a lasting malady whose cure will take years and perhaps be impossible.

In this segment, Ryan Holiday refers to his book 'Discipline Is Destiny' while quoting a passage that discusses the struggles faced by Beethoven over several years.

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I mean, I just mean by even those old metrics like, okay, my last book 'Discipline Is Destiny' is the book that I have checked on the sales the least, where I actively made decisions that made hitting bestseller lists less likely.

In this segment, Ryan Holiday discusses his book 'Discipline Is Destiny', explaining that he intentionally made choices to decrease its chances of becoming a bestseller. He reflects on moving beyond focusing on external factors in publishing.

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If you, I would not recommend writing a book called 'The Obstacle is the Way,' a book called 'Ego is the Enemy,' a book called 'Stillness is the Key,' a book called 'Courage is Calling,' or 'Discipline is Destiny.' Because then people expect you to be all those things, which is of course impossible.

In this part of the podcast, Ryan Holiday discusses the challenges of writing books on virtues, mentioning 'Discipline is Destiny' alongside his other titles like 'The Obstacle is the Way' and 'Ego is the Enemy'. He explains that when authors write about such ideals, it sets high expectations for them to live up to those virtues.

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That’s why I open 'Discipline's Destiny' with the story of Lou Gehrig, who has the longest streak in the history of baseball until it’s broken by Cal Ripken.

In this segment, Ryan Holiday references his book 'Discipline Is Destiny' and highlights how he begins it with the story of Lou Gehrig, who held the record for the longest consecutive games played in baseball until it was surpassed by Cal Ripken.

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As a person who has found a lot of healing and recovery in the 12-step rooms, I was very surprised to see you write about it in both Stillness is the Key and Discipline is Destiny. So I'm curious as to how that came about or why you were inspired to do that because the only other one I found was Russell Brand's recovery book.

A listener asks how the themes of recovery were incorporated into 'Stillness Is the Key' and 'Discipline Is Destiny' by Ryan Holiday, highlighting the surprising influence of 12-step programs.

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