Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2022-01-10

Ryan Holiday & Les Snead: books mentioned on The Daily Stoic (Jan 2022)

Los Angeles Rams GM Les Snead on Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing

6 books · With Les Snead · Watch on YouTube

Les Snead discussed Surviving IT: Essential Advice for Building a Happy and Healthy Technology Career by Paul Cunningham, Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Ryan Holiday recommended Lyle Family by Oscar Kennett Lyle and Grit by Angela Duckworth, and discussed Meditations by Aurelius Marcus.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Surviving IT: Essential Advice for Building a Happy and Healthy Technology Career

   Paul Cunningham · at 2:40

   Discussed

   “Sports have been relatively late to adopt this idea; I have a chapter about load management in the book I'm working on right now.”

   Les Snead Los Angeles Rams GM Les Snead on Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing 2022-01-10 Listen at 2:40

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2. 

   Meditations

   Aurelius Marcus · at 4:44

   Meditations is a profound collection of personal journals and philosophical notes written by Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, offering timeless insights on Stoic philosophy, self-discipline, and enduring hardship.

   Discussed

   “In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius talks about how people who love what they do wear themselves down doing it. You have to love what you do; I love writing, clearly you love football.”

   Ryan Holiday Los Angeles Rams GM Les Snead on Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing 2022-01-10 Listen at 4:44

   Where to get it

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3. 

   Lyle Family

   Oscar Kennett Lyle · at 48:47

   Lyle Family is a historical nonfiction work by Oscar Kennett Lyle.

   Recommended

   “It’s one of the greatest nonfiction books of all time, and I had him on the podcast. Did you read his book, *The Perfect Pass*? I did not. He wrote this book that I never thought about, which explains the invention of the passing game in football.”

   Ryan Holiday Los Angeles Rams GM Les Snead on Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing 2022-01-10 Listen at 48:47

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
4. 

   Grit

   Angela Duckworth · at 51:06

   Grit by Angela Duckworth is a popular psychology book that explores the profound importance of passion and perseverance in achieving long-term success.

   Recommended

   “You should probably read Angela Duckworth's book, *Grit*, if you're going to take on that challenge because there are going to be headwinds and hopefully just hills to climb and not mountains. That must have been part of your experience, right?”

   Ryan Holiday Los Angeles Rams GM Les Snead on Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing 2022-01-10 Listen at 51:06

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
5. 

   Fooled by Randomness

   Nassim Nicholas Taleb · at 1:09:57

   Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a popular exploration of the massive role that chance, luck, and probability play in human success, finance, and everyday life.

   Discussed

   “have you read uh fooled by randomness”

   Les Snead Los Angeles Rams GM Les Snead on Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing 2022-01-10 Listen at 1:09:57

   Where to get it

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6. 

   Atlas Shrugged

   Ayn Rand · at 1:11:08

   Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is a sprawling philosophical novel that champions Objectivism, individualism, and laissez-faire capitalism through a dystopian narrative about society's most productive minds going on strike.

   Discussed

   “i just finished this summer uh reading for the first time because i didn't read it young atlas shrugged”

   Les Snead Los Angeles Rams GM Les Snead on Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing 2022-01-10 Listen at 1:11:08

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon