Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-09-30
Chris Williamson & Ryan Holiday: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #378
Finding Courage & Overcoming Fear - Ryan Holiday - #378
Ryan Holiday is a podcaster, marketer and an author. Ryan's next series of books are on the four cardinal virtues of the Stoics with courage being the first and most fundamental.
Ryan Holiday recommended Courage Under Fire by James B. Stockdale, and discussed Profiles in courage by John F. Kennedy.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Profiles in courage
Discussed“well so so kennedy uh famously writes a book called profiles in courage where he uh writes about a number of politicians who did unpopular but what he felt like were courageous stands”
Where to get it
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Courage Under Fire
Recommended“but he has a short book called courage under fire that's sort of about uh stoicism and his time in that prison camp”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Courage Is Calling
“so in the book i'm talking about courage it's not just can you run into a building in the middle of a a terrorist attack and and save people”
Plugged The Obstacle Is the Way
“but the obstacle is the way it came out probably four years after that and it what my mentor was totally right”
Plugged Ego Is the Enemy
“i mean my ego is the enemy book i think uh i talk about this tension a little bit so”