Book · 2020 · Extreme sports
The Art of Resilience
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I’ve really enjoyed watching Ross his book ‘The Art of Resilience’ for anybody that’s going through a bit of a tough time if you’ve read or listened to ‘The Obstacle Is the Way’ enjoyed it and thought I want more like a spiritual successor to that book is ‘The Art of Resilience’ from Ross.
Chris Williamson · Modern Wisdom · Sep 2023 Listen at 1:18:58 What they say about it
- Recommended for tough times“for anybody that's going through a bit”2
The best things said about it
So a David Goggins Can't Hurt Me, a Ross Edgely The Art of Resilience also awesome.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Jun 2021 I read The Art of Resilience by Ross Edgely, and I watched uh Resurfaced, which is a Amazon Prime documentary about Andy Murray's hip replacement. All of these were suggested by friends who'd been through other horrendous injuries and come back from it.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Aug 2026 Ross Edgley's book, The Art of Resilience, which is about his swim around. He was the first person to swim around the UK.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Feb 2026 Art of resilience by Ross Edgley... have been really formative for me.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Apr 2024 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
The Art of Resilience by Ross Edgley is a powerful exploration of physical and mental endurance drawn from the author's historic swim around Great Britain. The book received multiple high recommendations on Modern Wisdom, where host Chris Williamson frequently praised it during Q&A sessions and guest interviews. Williamson enthusiastically recommended the title to individuals undergoing tough times or recovering from major injuries, such as his own Achilles tendon rupture, describing the work as a spiritual successor to Ryan Holiday's The Obstacle Is the Way. He noted that Edgley's insights into stoicism, mindset, and discipline helped form his own recovery strategy and served as a vital tool for building mental toughness, comparing it favorably to David Goggins's Can't Hurt Me. Later on the podcast, Williamson welcomed Edgley as a guest to discuss his overarching perspectives on resilience, and reflected on how the lessons contained within the book remained formative for his personal development and approach to adversity.
Every mention
Chris Williamson Ross Edgley's book, The Art of Resilience, I think it's called. Uh whatever the one about him swimming arou… 8
“I read The Art of Resilience by Ross Edgely, and I watched uh Resurfaced, which is a Amazon Prime documentary about Andy Murray's hip replacement. All of these were suggested by friends who'd been through other horrendous injuries and come back from it.”
“Um, u, u, Ross Edgley's book, The Art of Resilience, which is about his swim around. He was the first person to swim around the UK.”
“read art of resilience by Russ Edgley”
“you wrote a great book art of resilience um give me your overview of resilience”
“this whole sort of stoicism movement massive fan of it art of resilience by Ross Edgley … have been really formative for me”
“I’ve really enjoyed watching Ross his book ‘The Art of Resilience’ for anybody that’s going through a bit of a tough time if you’ve read or listened to ‘The Obstacle Is the Way’ enjoyed it and thought I want more like a spiritual successor to that book is ‘The Art of Resilience’ from Ross”
“Ross Edgley's book, The Art of Resilience, I think it's called. Uh whatever the one about him swimming around the UK was. And The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday.”
“so a david goggins can't hurt me a ross edgely the art of resilience also awesome”
Marcus Smith If you read in in in What's one of the big books that I've read this year? Ross Edgley, The Art of Resilien… 1
“If you read in in in What's one of the big books that I've read this year? Ross Edgley, The Art of Resilience, True Art of Resilience.”
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“for those who don't know I talk about in The Art of resiliance and I can talk about it now and not cry I hope touchwood”