Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2022-12-29
Books mentioned on David Gelles On Practicing Discipline And The Future Of Corporate America
Ryan Holiday discussed Meditations by Aurelius Marcus, The Brass Check by Upton Sinclair, The Brass Check, a Study of American Journalism by Upton Sinclair, How will you measure your life? by Clayton M. Christensen, Clayton Christensen's "how Will You Measure Your Life?" by Clayton Christensen, and Nomadland by Jessica Bruder.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a profound collection of personal reflections and Stoic philosophy written by the Roman emperor.
Discussed“one of the things one of the reasons I think meditations by Mark cerealis is this totally unique philosophy book is that he wasn't writing a philosophy book”
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The Brass Check
The Brass Check by Upton Sinclair is a searing early twentieth-century journalistic exposé examining media corruption, propaganda, and the profound commercial pressures influencing American news reporting.
Discussed“that expression from Upton Sinclair who who wrote sort of very critically about journalism in one of his great books called The Brass check he was saying like it's impossible to get someone to understand something that their salary depends on them”
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The Brass Check, a Study of American Journalism
The Brass Check, a Study of American Journalism is a critical work by Upton Sinclair that investigates the systemic flaws, biases, and corporate influences within the American media landscape.
Discussed“It's like that expression from Upton Sinclair, who wrote sort of very critically about journalism in one of his great books called The Brass Check, he was saying like it's impossible to get someone to understand something that their salary depends on them not understanding.”
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How will you measure your life?
How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M.
Discussed“you know Clay Christensen one of the great sort of Business Consultants of all time you know I don't I think there's a certain sweetness but also irony in that like the last thing he wrote was this book how to measure your life”
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Clayton Christensen's "how Will You Measure Your Life?"
Clayton Christensen's How Will You Measure Your Life? is a reflective business and personal development book exploring how successful people find meaning, happiness, and integrity.
Discussed“Clay Christensen one of the great sort of Business Consultants of all time you know I don't I think there's a certain sweetness but also irony in that like the last thing he wrote was this book how to measure your life”
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Nomadland
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder is a work of investigative journalism that follows older Americans who have chosen or been forced to live itinerant, vehicular lifestyles while traveling across the United States for seasonal low-wage labor.
Discussed“It's these kinds of ripples compounded over generations that explain the country we live in right now. Have you read 'Nomadland'? Yeah, I remember as I was reading it, there's a part of me that was sorting through my capitalistic side and trying to understand how it could be this person's fault.”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“like I remember one time I was writing in obstacles the way because I was working on that when I attended I was writing about um astronauts being sent into space and how they do emotional regulation”
“Like I remember one time I was writing in Obstacles the Way because I was working on that when I attended, I was writing about astronauts being sent into space and how they do emotional regulation. And then I'm sitting down at dinner and Jim Lovell is just like at the table across from me and I was like, oh”
“That he, it's like the thing in Jurassic Park, you were thinking so much about whether you could, you didn't ask yourself if you should. Like you were just, it seems like your big argument was like why aren't there other things to value in life?”