Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2023-07-19
Books mentioned on Casey Neistat On Finding Purpose and Balancing Ambition
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Daily Stoic
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman is a practical philosophical guide offering 365 meditations on wisdom, perseverance, and self-mastery drawn from ancient Greek and Roman thinkers.
Discussed“I don't think I've read all of your books except I haven't read the Daily D. Well, it just came out and and you shouldn't be more than one page into it. Just to be clear, it's it should take you a year.”
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Conspiracy
Conspiracy by Ryan Holiday is a non-fiction account detailing the legal battle and financial takedown of Gawker Media by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel.
Discussed“And like Conspiracy was a all-time favorite cuz it's so [ __ ] pulpy and just like gossipy and page turny and fun.”
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What to Expect when You're Expecting
What to Expect when You're Expecting by Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff and Sharon Mazel is a widely consulted pregnancy and parenting guide that serves as an essential manual for expectant parents.
Discussed“and I actually remember Adrian's my publisher is here and he was when I was proposing the book he was like uh men don't buy parenting books that's what he said that is a fact of the industry which is true but I think the reason that's true and the reason why parenting books are with the exception of say”
Other mentions in this episode (9) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Discipline Is Destiny
“I have the story in discipline is destiny, but the Tony Morrison thing was she had to get up and do her writing before she heard the word mom in the morning.”
Own book Discipline Is Destiny
“Yeah, there—I have this story in 'Discipline is Destiny' but the Toni Morrison thing was she had to get up and do her writing before she heard the word “mom” in the morning or she...”
Own book The Daily Dad
“That is a powerful—I think I've read all of your books except I haven't read 'The Daily Dad' yet.”
Own book Conspiracy
“'Conspiracy' was an all-time favorite because so [__], so gossipy and page-turny and fun.”
Own book The Obstacle Is the Way
“So yeah know yeah very um but I and I think the obstacle way the the obstacles the way had just come out. So that would have been my first book about stoic philosophy”
Own book The Daily Stoic
“and then the daily stoic would have come out a little bit later than that. I got so much out of writing the daily stoic like the idea of doing one page of stoic philosophy every day”
Own book The Daily Stoic
“But I think 'The Obstacle Is The Way' had just come out, um, so would have been my first book about stoic philosophy and then 'The Daily Stoic' would have come out a little bit later than that.”
Own book The Obstacle Is the Way
“But I think 'The Obstacle Is The Way' had just come out, um, so would have been my first book about stoic philosophy and then 'The Daily Stoic' would have come out a little bit later than that.”
Own book The Daily Stoic
“People ask me to sign it and they'll be like it's my friend's 40th birthday. And I usually write I usually write happy birthday momento my make it count right like your famous video.”