📚 12 Books mentioned in "Turn the Tables | Ryan Holiday Reflects on 10 Years of The Obstacle Is the Way" of The Daily Stoic

Yeah, yeah, so I went through a similar thing on Ego Is the Enemy; there's a preface to Ego Is the Enemy that I'm in.

In this segment, the podcast host discusses his book, 'Ego is the Enemy', specifically reflecting on the decision of whether to include himself in the book's preface.

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In Ego is the Enemy, I have this whole chapter about Ulysses S. Grant that reflects my opinion of him at that time.

In this segment, host Ryan Holiday discusses his book 'Ego is the Enemy' and highlights a chapter focusing on Ulysses S. Grant, illustrating how his perspective on the historical figure has evolved since the book's publication.

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Well, and it just never—there's this quote from John Wheeler, the physicist, in Ego Is the Enemy.

In this segment, host Ryan Holiday references the book 'Ego is the Enemy,' mentioning a quote from physicist John Wheeler that is featured in it.

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And he, he sort of went out of his way to—I forget which book it was—but you did a similar thing where it was a story about you.

The speaker references a book that contains a story about the author, with contextual hints suggesting that the title is 'Essentialism'.

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So I have noticed like even in The Obstacle, Ego, Stillness, each one is a little bit longer than the one that came before it.

The host is reflecting on the progression of his books, noting that each title in his series—including 'The Obstacle Is the Way', 'Ego Is the Enemy', and 'Stillness Is the Key'—grows longer than the previous one.

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Um, what how we should wrap up is, okay, how do you determine— Um, like I was listening to your episode with Rich Roll recently, and he was like, 'My favorite thing in this book in the Justice book was the afterward where you do insert yourself into it.'

In a recent episode of Ryan Holiday's podcast featuring Rich Roll, the discussion highlighted the book 'Justice', where Rich expressed his fondness for the afterward section that personalizes the narrative.

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Like I'm finishing, I'm on—basically, I've probably got like 10% left of the first draft of the fourth book in The Virtue series, and I'm much more comfortable.

Ryan Holiday talks about nearing completion of the first draft of the fourth book in 'The Virtue series', expressing a sense of comfort with his progress.

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So, so that I was never going to be in The Virtue books, but then I did realize, okay, if you're talking about virtue and you're making strong judgments—positive and negative—of other people, um, there can be an implication that you're somehow the master of these things.

In this segment, the host discusses the concept of virtue as explored in a series of books. They emphasize the importance of not coming across as a master of virtue while attempting to convey strong judgments about others, highlighting their reluctance to be included in the 'The Virtue books'.

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So sure, if The Obstacle Is the Way had failed and been this embarrassing, painful, devastating thing, then yeah, The Obstacle Is the Way would have been a chance to practice stoicism.

In this segment, the speaker reflects on the consequences if the book 'The Obstacle Is the Way' had failed. They suggest that such a failure would have served as an opportunity to practice the principles of stoicism.

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So when I was writing The Obstacle is the Way, it was about popularizing and making interesting something many did not think was interesting.

In this segment, Ryan Holiday discusses his book 'The Obstacle is the Way,' explaining that its goal was to popularize and make the philosophy of Stoicism more engaging for a broader audience.

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I was thinking about the obstacles way in my early 20s primarily as a means to overcome professional obstacles.

In this segment, Ryan Holiday reflects on how he considered 'The Obstacle Is the Way' during his early twenties, using the book as a resource to navigate and overcome his professional challenges.

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Was there anything when you went back through The Obstacle on this past read, and you're like, 'Oh, I forgot how I did that.

The podcast host references the book 'The Obstacle Is the Way' while discussing the revisions made during its writing process, prompting the guest to reflect on their experience with the book.

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So I did I think two versions of The Obstacle or two versions of Trust Me, I'm Lying; I think this is my—I’m getting this 10 years apart on The Obstacle Is the Way, and then I've obviously reread stuff that I've written even further ago than that.

The host discusses different versions of his book 'The Obstacle Is the Way' and the revisions he has made on his works, including 'Trust Me, I'm Lying', over the past decade.

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Having to listen to the audiobook of The Obstacle is the Way, I barely recognized my own voice; that is a surreal experience.

Ryan Holiday shares his experience of listening to the audiobook of 'The Obstacle Is the Way,' reflecting on the surreal feeling of hearing his own voice.

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Well, you know, I feel like I've read that book because I wrote it, and then I had this unique experience during the pandemic where I was reading some of it to my son, primarily to help him sleep.

In this segment, Ryan Holiday mentions 'The Obstacle Is the Way', reflecting on his experience of reading the book to his son during the pandemic to help him sleep.

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If someone thinks, 'Well, I've read that book,' why would they want the 10th anniversary edition?

The speaker discusses the reasons someone might be interested in a 10th anniversary edition of 'The Obstacle Is the Way', suggesting that familiarity with the original work could influence their desire for the updated version.

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What if we started with the understanding that many people resonate deeply with this book?

The speaker suggests that many listeners connect strongly with 'The Obstacle Is the Way', indicating its importance and relevance to their experiences.

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Yeah, so I wrote it, I've published it, I've read it, I've talked about it for 10 years, then I rewrote it or like rewrote chunks of it, edited it, went through copy editing, went through production design on it, and then I read the audiobook and I was like, 'This is horrible.'

The host reflects on his experiences rewriting and editing his book, 'The Obstacle is the Way,' particularly his thoughts after reading the audiobook version.

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Well, I learned that on The Obstacle Is the Way.

In this segment, the speaker references the book 'The Obstacle Is the Way,' discussing how the concepts from it have influenced their understanding of feedback.

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I did this with Trust Me, I’m Lying as well, but it was like a 5-year anniversary edition because stuff in the media changes faster than this.

Ryan Holiday discusses how he updated his previous book 'Trust Me, I'm Lying' for a five-year anniversary edition, reflecting on the rapid changes in the media.

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