Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2023-10-14
Books mentioned on Arnold Schwarzenegger On Finding Ways To Be Useful
Ryan speaks with Arnold Schwarzenegger on how to be useful while we still have the time, the mental, physical and psychological benefits to nurturing the mind and body, keys moments during his bodybuilding career, running for governor and more..
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The Daily Stoic
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman offers 365 days of ancient wisdom and practical reflections on stoic philosophy.
Discussed“When I wrote The Daily Stoic eight years ago, I had this crazy idea of continuing it after releasing 366 meditations, writing one more every single day and giving it away for free as an email.”
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Be Useful
Why people recommend it: Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life is a motivational guide by Arnold Schwarzenegger that offers practical rules for achieving success and personal fulfillment.
Discussed“That’s a key reason I wrote 'Be Useful': to inspire people to pursue success and achievement without a specific blueprint.”
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Meditations
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations is a foundational work of Stoic philosophy that records the personal reflections and spiritual exercises of the Roman emperor.
Discussed“But to dedicate his work to all those who supported him and mention their names—that's a practice I wanted to emulate in my own book. His life was about giving back.”
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