Book · 2019 · nyt:advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous=2019-10-20
Stillness Is the Key
Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday has been mentioned in 18 episodes across 9 podcasts (7 episodes recommend it and 11 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Chris Williamson (2 episodes), Ryan Holiday (2 episodes) and Arishankar Muthenadi (1 episode) on The Daily Stoic (7 episodes), Modern Wisdom (3 episodes) and EconTalk (2 episodes).
#222 of 16,947 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
- episodes
- 18
- podcasts
- 9
- people
- 13
- episodes recommend it
- 7
Of all the books i've read a majority of your books stillness is the one that that touched that that oh man for me the most because i was you know that i think that that was part of my problem.
Questions about Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday
Who recommends Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday on podcasts?
Chris Williamson (1 episode), Ryan Holiday (1 episode), Arishankar Muthenadi (1 episode), Brad Barrett (1 episode) and James Altucher (1 episode) have recommended Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday on podcasts. In all, 13 people brought it up across 9 podcasts (7 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Stillness Is the Key the most?
The Daily Stoic (7 episodes), Modern Wisdom (3 episodes), EconTalk (2 episodes), ChooseFI (1 episode) and On Purpose with Jay Shetty (1 episode), among 9 podcasts in all.
Is Stillness Is the Key recommended, or only discussed?
Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday was recommended in 7 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 11 episodes, as of 2026-10-22.
What do people say about Stillness Is the Key?
Tony Gonzalez on The Daily Stoic (2022-07-28): "Of all the books i've read a majority of your books stillness is the one that that touched that that oh man for me the most because i was you know that i think that that was part of my problem."
When was Stillness Is the Key last mentioned on a podcast?
Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday was last recommended on The Daily Stoic by Arishankar Muthenadi on 2026-10-22.
What they say about it
- Reading and discussing the book“read Stillness Is the Key”3
- Forming a book club“pseudo book club”2
- Healing and recovery connection“healing and recovery”2
The best things said about it
If you're maybe dealing with some of the stuff we're talking about which is sort of life optimization, what am I why now do I manage, maybe I do stillness.
Ryan Holiday The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2020 If you find out about Tiger, especially if you read Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday, he's got some amazing research in that about Tiger.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · May 2020 This other book, Stillness Is the Key, has sold more than a million copies.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Oct 2021 I shared a story from Stillness Is the Key about Jed Apatow, who took many movies to realize the studio was not his parents.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · Jul 2024 We're reading a particular book by Ryan Holiday on Stoicism about Stillness, and we're all kind of making it like a pseudo book club.
Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
13 people who brought it up
- Chris Williamson2 episodes · recommended in 1
- Ryan Holiday2 episodes · recommended in 1
- Arishankar Muthenadi1 episode · recommended in 1
- Brad Barrett1 episode · recommended in 1
James Altucher1 episode · recommended in 1
Jay Shetty1 episode · recommended in 1- Tony Gonzalez1 episode · recommended in 1
- Russ Roberts2 episodes
- Camila Cabello1 episode
- John Mackey1 episode
- Jordan Harbinger1 episode
- Megyn Kelly1 episode
Why people recommend it
Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday is a bestselling book that explores how ancient Stoic philosophy can help readers find inner peace, master their emotions, and achieve clarity in a chaotic world. The book received widespread praise across multiple podcasts. Arishankar Muthenadi named it on The Daily Stoic while listing the works that shaped his Stoic journey, while Brad Barrett mentioned on ChooseFI that he and his friends were reading it as part of a pseudo book club for an outdoor trip in Colorado. On The Daily Stoic, Tony Gonzalez shared that of all the books he read, this particular work touched him the most and helped him overcome personal struggles during his time in the NFL. Jay Shetty recommended it on On Purpose with Jay Shetty, and Chris Williamson suggested it on Modern Wisdom while discussing research on Tiger Woods. Ryan Holiday himself recommended it on The Tim Ferriss Show as an ideal starting point for readers navigating life optimization, and James Altucher discussed its New York Times bestseller status on Modern Wisdom to illustrate how taking steps backward can lead to success.
Every mention
Chris Williamson but if you find out about Tiger especially if you read stillness is the key by Ryan holiday he's got some a… 2
Discussed
“I was listening to really ryan holidays most recent book not ego is the enemy stillness is the key and he talks a lot”
Recommended
“but if you find out about Tiger especially if you read stillness is the key by Ryan holiday he's got some amazing research in that about Tiger”
Ryan Holiday I'd start with the obstacles of the way or stillness is the key depending it's like if you're going through… 2
Discussed
“I shared a story from 'Stillness is the Key' about Jed Apatow, who took many movies to realize the studio was not his parents. They would give him notes, and he felt personally attacked, projecting his feelings onto executives.”
Recommended
“I'd start with the obstacles of the way or stillness is the key depending it's like if you're going through something tough I'd start with the obstacles the way if you're maybe dealing with some of the stuff we're talking about which is sort of life optimization what am i why now do I manage maybe I do stillness”
Arishankar Muthenadi I read, The Obstacle is the Way. I read, Ego is the Enemy. Stillness is the Key. Courage is Calling. And gr… 1
Recommended
“I read, The Obstacle is the Way. I read, Ego is the Enemy. Stillness is the Key. Courage is Calling. And gradually, I realized these books weren't really teaching me how to control life.”
Brad Barrett it's, you know, we're trying to add some little extra things into it like we're reading a particular book b… 1
Recommended
“it's, you know, we're trying to add some little extra things into it like we're reading a particular book by Ryan Holiday on stoicism about stillness and we're all kind of making it like a pseudo book club.”
James Altucher his last book stillness is the key was number one on the New York Times bestseller list came out a few mont… 1
Recommended
“his last book stillness is the key was number one on the New York Times bestseller list came out a few months ago”
Jay Shetty Ego Is the Enemy, Stillness Is the Key we we talked about last time. 1
Recommended
“Ego Is the Enemy, Stillness Is the Key we we talked about last time.”
Tony Gonzalez of all the books i've read a majority of your books stillness is the one that that touched that that oh man… 1
Recommended
“of all the books i've read a majority of your books stillness is the one that that touched that that oh man for me the most because i was you know that i think that that was part of my problem”
Russ Roberts His latest book, Stillness is the Key, is the subject of today's conversation. 2
Discussed
“His latest book, Stillness is the Key, is the subject of today's conversation.”
Discussed
“I'm gonna be interviewing Ryan holiday soon on his book stillness is the key and stillness is way down”
Camila Cabello but in stillness is the key when you talk about this metaphor for it's like if everybody on this planet plu… 1
Discussed
“then like two two years later um i read stillness is the key and that was actually when i was when i was that was like a year ago actually”
Discussed
“but in stillness is the key when you talk about this metaphor for it's like if everybody on this planet plus the planet is one human body”
John Mackey but I I did read your book Stillness is the key and I bought I bought 1
Discussed
“but I I did read your book Stillness is the key and I bought I bought”
Jordan Harbinger that is all right still is the key I almost said the way I'll take sure that's happening also true yeah sti… 1
Discussed
“that is all right still is the key I almost said the way I'll take sure that's happening also true yeah stillness is the key”
Megyn Kelly he's got a lot of them but uh this other book stillness is the key has sold more than a million copies 1
Discussed
“he's got a lot of them but uh this other book stillness is the key has sold more than a million copies”
Discussed
“stillness is key what's that about”
Rich Roll I feel like this deep sense of irony, in that the last time that we spoke, it was about your book, "Stillne… 1
Discussed
“I feel like this deep sense of irony, in that the last time that we spoke, it was about your book, "Stillness Is the Key." And in the wake of that conversation, we were met with the pandemic.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker5
Discussed
“You had just finished Stillness. No, 2019. Stillness finished. Oh, Stillness came out in 2019.”
Speaker The Daily Stoic How To Avoid Destroying Your Mind | Daily Stoic Podcast 2025-11-06 Listen at 0:54
Book club
“But some of the guys are now calling it like a treat; we're trying to add some little extra things into it; like we're reading a particular book by Ryan Holiday on Stoicism about Stillness, and we're all kind of making it like a pseudo-book club.”
Discussed
“Um, I, as a person who's 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."”
Discussed
“Um, I, as a person who's 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.”
Discussed
“I was listening to really ryan holidays most recent book not ego is the enemy stillness is the key”
Often mentioned with
Other mentions (39: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged
“In the all is one chapter of stillness is the key. There's a quote I like from Seneca says, all that you behold, that which comprises both God and man is one.”
Plugged
“And one of those books I wrote is called Stillness is the Key. And it's about how stillness unlocks our potential, not just for professional success, but for personal happiness and contentment.”
Plugged
“Ryan Holiday, author of 12 books on stoicism with more than 10 million copies sold, including The Obstacle is the Way, Ego is the Enemy, and Stillness is the key.”
Plugged
“In my book, Stillness is the Key, I talk about Kennedy in the missile crisis.”
Plugged
“I don't remember what book it was for, but Stillness is the key.”
Plugged
“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.”
Plugged
“The first time I hit number one on the New York Times bestseller list, I remember I was in Los Angeles, I was on book tour for 'Stillness is the Key.' And so I was a different time zone, and so I started getting lots of texts and emails. And my thing is I get up early and I don't”
Plugged
“uh I talk about I tell the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in Stillness is the key which I think is another example of of this idea of stepping back and seeing the big picture”
Plugged
“i talk about i tell the story of the cubican missile crisis in Stillness is the key which i think is another example of of this idea of stepping back and seeing the big picture”
Plugged
“but then the book I did after was about Stillness was me trying to rebuild my life after out of the destruction”
Plugged
“i talked about this in in my stillness book”
Plugged
“I mean, like if you 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, Discipline Is Destiny because then people expect you to be all those things”
Plugged
“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.”
Plugged
“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”
Passing
“he was last here in October talking about his book Stillness is the key”
Plugged
“I do think like if you look at the obstacles away which is in a similar format to discipline his Destiny as is ego is the enemy Stillness is the key encourages calling”
Passing
“I think it was with Stillness it might have been after Definitely with this series”
Plugged
“as i worked on stillness is the key is something i was thinking about a lot i was like okay i could die before this book gets published”
Plugged
“in my book stillness like i call that space stillness like how do you get into a place where it can be crazy around you”
Plugged
“and I did this in Stillness and if I could rewrite ego I would change it”
Plugged
“uh stillness is the key”
Plugged
“that's actually the quote that inspired stillness is the key”
Plugged
“the obstacle is the way ego is the enemy and stillness is the key”
Plugged
“is a book called Stillness is the key going to sell like attract the audience sell better”
Passing
“stillness this is the key”
Speaker My First Million Ryan Holiday On The Economics Of Book Publishing 2022-02-08 Listen at 1:11:43
Plugged
“His books like The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic have all reached number one New York Times best-seller status, and Stillness Is the Key appears in more than 40 languages, and all of his books have sold more than 4 million copies.”
Plugged
“And his books, which include "The Obstacle Is the Way," "Ego Is the Enemy," "The Daily Stoic," "Stillness is the Key," and his latest offering and the focus of today's conversation, "Courage Is Calling" right here have sold altogether over four million copies.”
Plugged
“So, when I was on my book tour for "Stillness," one of the things I was... I'd seen the space that I was interested in.”
Plugged
“but then when i read talking with strangers last year i read it actually before last year i read it when i was on my book tour for stillness is the key”
Plugged
“napoleon famously i tell the story in stillness is the key”
Plugged
“to me like stillness is the key through which you know creativity comes happiness comes”
Plugged
“If you'd love a signed copy of The Obstacle is the Way, Ego is the Enemy, Stillness is the Key, the leather bound edition of the Daily Stoic.”
Plugged
“i mean i wrote a book about ego i wrote a book about overcoming obstacles and i wrote a book about stillness”
Plugged
“so you might think as someone who wrote a book called still this is the tea that I'm a big meditator”
Plugged
“and I quote it in stillness is the key”
Plugged
“that's kind of what the idea of stillness is the key is really about and I think Twyla Tharp's book the creative habit is it's a great resource for anyone looking to explore that”
Plugged
“I have a whole chapter in stillness is the key about why you have to sleep”
Passing
“His latest book is Stillness Is the Key, which was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller and Wall Street Journal bestseller.”
Passing
“His book is Stillness is the key.”