Episode · How I Write · 2024-06-26
Books mentioned on How to Write a Book Like Ryan Holiday
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Courage Is Calling
Courage Is Calling by Ryan Holiday is a philosophical work exploring the virtue of courage through historical examples and Stoic principles as part of an ongoing series on cardinal virtues.
Discussed“So, the thing that I want to start off with is my favorite video, okay, of yours is there's this clip where I think that you were working on Discipline is Destiny and you get a call from your editor that Courage is calling was number three on the New York Times list and I'm like, "This guy is so”
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Discipline Is Destiny
Discipline Is Destiny by Ryan Holiday is a compelling exploration of self-control, virtue, and mastery, arguing that greatness is achieved through rigorous personal discipline.
Discussed“A cool example of this watching one of your vlogs before is you're working on Discipline is Destiny and early on you wanted to orbit it around Queen Elizabeth. Yes.”
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The Obstacle Is the Way
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday is a popular book on stoic philosophy that explores how to turn everyday trials into advantages.
Discussed“So when the obstacles away came out, it it did okay, but it didn't hit the list. It should have and it didn't.”
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Ego Is the Enemy
Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday is a popular non-fiction exploration of how human ego poses a profound obstacle to success and personal growth.
Discussed“I sold what became Ego is the Enemy. So I was working on Ego as the Enemy when The Obstacles the way it came out”
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Trust Me, I'm Lying
Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday is an eye-opening exposé that details the mechanics of digital media manipulation, viral journalism, and how online outrage can be intentionally engineered.
Discussed“And I've had I had that process with Trust Me, I'm Ly, too, because I did the paperback like a year later and then I did a 5-year anniversary edition. So, I did that book twice and then I had to read it twice.”
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East of Eden
East of Eden by John Steinbeck is a sweeping, multi-generational epic novel set in the Salinas Valley that deeply explores profound themes of good and evil, free will, guilt, and human redemption through the parallel histories of the Trask and Hamilton families.
Discussed“Like Steinbeck always said, East of Eden was like his late life masterpiece. Do you feel like you're working towards something like that?”
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The big short
The Big Short by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction account detailing the buildup of the housing market bubble and the financial crisis of the late 2000s through the eyes of contrarian investors.
Discussed“My version of what you're talking about is I I I think Michael Lewis was born to write uh the big short. Everything in his life was leading up like his background in finance, all his other books, all his characters”
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a collection of personal journals written by the Roman emperor, offering timeless Stoic philosophy on duty, resilience, and self-reflection.
Discussed“And I just like I feel like one of the formative lucky breaks of my life is that when I went on Amazon in 2006 to buy meditations that I got the Haye translation instead of some other one.”
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The Daily Stoic
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman is a popular modern guide providing daily meditations, historical insights, and ancient philosophies for cultivating resilience and self-control.
Discussed“So the the book The Daily Stoke is 366 stories. So just like that's a lot of stories and then every day for 8 years I've put out this email”
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Call Sign Chaos
Call Sign Chaos by James N.
Recommended“General Mattis, have you heard General Mattis's book calls on Chaos? It's very good.”
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The Fish That Ate the Whale
The Fish That Ate the Whale by Rich Cohen is a biography detailing the life of Samuel Zemurray, the influential figure known as the banana king.
Recommended“Uh and then but his his I think his best biography wrote this book called The Fish That Ate the Whale. Oh, yeah. I saw that in the book store.”
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