Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2023-08-24
Books mentioned on The Discipline Expert: 2,000 Years Of Research PROVES Successful People Do One Thing! - Ryan Holiday
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Discipline Is Destiny
Discipline Is Destiny by Ryan Holiday is a philosophical examination of self-control, drawing on Stoic principles to argue that mastery over one's impulses is the prerequisite for a meaningful life.
Discussed“yeah because the definition of discipline that I understood before discipline is Destiny was this kind of painful restraint despite my urges for the sake of some kind of goal that I have”
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a profound collection of personal reflections and Stoic philosophy written by the Roman emperor during his reign.
Discussed“one of the beautiful lines in meditations Marx realists is um remember tolerant with others strict with yourself”
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The Road
The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a bleak, post-apocalyptic novel that follows a father and his young son walking through a ruined, ash-covered America while trying to survive starvation, despair, and roaming scavengers.
Discussed“what do you think about that keeping commitments to ourselves in uh in the road the Cormac McCarthy novel”
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The Daily Stoic
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman is a practical philosophical guide offering 365 meditations on wisdom, perseverance, and self-mastery drawn from ancient Greek and Roman thinkers.
Recommended“she's also reading your um daily it's the daily stoic book”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and from this I've created a brand new book called The Diary of a CEO the 33 laws for business and life”