Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2023-09-25
Books mentioned on Stop Making Excuses & Transform Your Life - Rich Roll - #685
Rich Roll is an ultra-endurance athlete, podcaster and an author. In today’s modern world, relentless pursuit of goals often leads to being overworked and burnout.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Art of Resilience
The Art of Resilience by Ross Edgley is a physical and mental conditioning guide detailing the author's extreme endurance feats and methods for developing mental toughness.
Recommended“I’ve really enjoyed watching Ross his book ‘The Art of Resilience’ for anybody that’s going through a bit of a tough time if you’ve read or listened to ‘The Obstacle Is the Way’ enjoyed it and thought I want more like a spiritual successor to that book is ‘The Art of Resilience’ from Ross”
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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 reframes everyday trials and hardships as opportunities for personal growth and resilience.
Discussed“if you’ve read or listened to ‘The Obstacle Is the Way’ enjoyed it and thought I want more like a spiritual successor to that book is ‘The Art of Resilience’ from Ross”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Atomic Habits
“he came out with it just after James Clear’s ‘Atomic Habits’”

