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Ryan Holiday’s book recommendations in 2022

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David Gelles On Practicing Discipline And The Future Of Corporate America

The Daily Stoic · 2022-12-29

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 9:18
The Brass Check by Upton Sinclair · discussed · at 24:50
The Brass Check, a Study of American Journalism by Upton Sinclair · discussed · at 25:01
Clayton Christensen's "how Will You Measure Your Life?" by Clayton Christensen · discussed · at 51:13
How will you measure your life? by Clayton M. Christensen · discussed · at 51:13
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder · discussed · at 57:52

John Mackey on Conscious Capitalism and Doing Good

The Daily Stoic · 2022-12-27

Bury the Chains by Adam Hochschild · discussed · at 46:19
Play Nice but Win by Michael Dell · discussed · at 1:04:21

Kathryn Schulz on Gaslighting, Misinformation, and Coping with Grief

The Daily Stoic · 2022-12-22

The Premonition by Michael Lewis · discussed · at 33:32
The Road by Cormac McCarthy · discussed · at 54:25

18 Things You Didn’t Know About Marcus Aurelius

The Daily Stoic · 2022-12-18

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 0:33

Professor Josiah Osgood on Cato, Caesar and the Battle for Rome's Legacy

The Daily Stoic · 2022-12-07

The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan · discussed · at 37:19

Professor Jennifer Baker on Understanding Modern Stoicism

The Daily Stoic · 2022-11-23

The life you can save by Peter Singer · discussed · at 12:57
How Children Succeed by Paul Tough · discussed · at 58:35
Waging a Good War by Thomas E. Ricks · recommended · at 1:02:39

This Stoic Virtue Will Change Your Life

The Daily Stoic · 2022-11-20

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne · critiqued · at 8:10

The Virtue That Made Marcus Aurelius So Great

The Daily Stoic · 2022-11-13

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 10:15

Ryan Holiday on Discipline Is Destiny

EconTalk · 2022-10-24

Victory Over Myself by Floyd Patterson · discussed · at 50:25

Profound Lessons From Stoic Philosophy - Ryan Holiday

Modern Wisdom · 2022-10-20

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 22:12

Annie Duke on Knowing When to Quit

The Daily Stoic · 2022-10-19

Quit by Annie Duke · recommended · at 2:09
Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke · recommended · at 2:15
How to Decide by Annie Duke · recommended · at 3:09

Steven Pressfield on Overcoming Resistance and the Value of Discipline

The Daily Stoic · 2022-10-06

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 17:52
Journal of a Novel by John Steinbeck · recommended · at 19:40
One Line a Day by Line A Day · discussed · at 33:20
It's Better to Be Feared by Seth Wickersham · discussed · at 36:01
Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be by Steven Pressfield · recommended · at 53:26
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield · discussed · at 53:34
The Artist's Journey by Steven Pressfield · discussed · at 53:36
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield · discussed · at 53:36

Ryan Holiday Reveals How Much Best Selling Authors Make, Crazy Peter Thiel Stories & More

My First Million · 2022-10-04

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson · discussed · at 7:17
Good to Great by Jim Collins · discussed · at 8:48
Parting the Waters by Taylor Branch · recommended · at 27:12

David Maraniss on Why We Study the Greats

The Daily Stoic · 2022-09-28

Path Lit by Lightning by David Maraniss · discussed · at 10:16

Thomas Chatterton Williams on Practical Philosophy and Embracing Contradiction

The Daily Stoic · 2022-09-20

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy · discussed · at 3:30
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoi · discussed · at 3:41
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald · discussed · at 3:55

Karen Duffy on Using Stoicism to Find Happiness (Even with Chronic Illness)

The Daily Stoic · 2022-09-14

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 1:25
Blank check by Tim Weiner · discussed · at 6:00
Epictetus by Epictetus · discussed · at 13:45
The Discourses of Epictetus by Epictetus · discussed · at 46:49
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald · discussed · at 1:01:33

Matthew B. Crawford on Practical Philosophy and Shop Class as Soulcraft

The Daily Stoic · 2022-09-09

Shop class as soulcraft by Matthew B. Crawford · discussed · at 7:31

Are You Disciplined Enough For This? | 7 Essential Stoic Productivity Tips (From Top Performers)

The Daily Stoic · 2022-09-06

What Made Maddy Run by Kate Fagan · recommended · at 4:06

DJ Vanas on the Warrior Spirit and Fueling Growth

The Daily Stoic · 2022-08-31

To Risk It All by Admiral James Stavridis, USN · discussed · at 2:12
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Fifth Anniversary Limited Edition by Charlie Mackesy · discussed · at 53:45

Susan Cain on Transforming Pain Into Beauty

The Daily Stoic · 2022-08-31

The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce · discussed · at 14:01
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera · discussed · at 24:34
Quiet by Susan Cain · discussed · at 27:07
Lincoln's Melancholy by Joshua Wolf Shenk · discussed · at 50:09
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 1:04:09

Justin Gregg on Animal Intelligence and Human Stupidity

The Daily Stoic · 2022-08-27

The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time by Keith Houston · discussed · at 0:27
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal by Justin Gregg · discussed · at 1:01
This Book by Kathryn Madeline Allen · discussed · at 1:05
Frederick by Leo Lionni · discussed · at 35:32
The Pope's Elephant by Silvio A. Bedini · recommended · at 58:50

How Stoics Turn Weakness Into Strength | Ryan Holiday

The Jordan Harbinger Show · 2022-08-24

What Makes Sammy Run? by Budd Schulberg · discussed · at 51:04

The Power Of Courage | Ryan Holiday Speaks To The US Naval Academy

The Daily Stoic · 2022-08-14

Why not the best? by Jimmy Carter · discussed · at 5:00
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield · recommended · at 15:52
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · recommended · at 19:42
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy · recommended · at 31:20
Stoic Warriors by Nancy Sherman · discussed · at 32:20
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway · discussed · at 32:40

Performance Psychologist Dr. Nate Zinsser on Building A Confident Mind

The Daily Stoic · 2022-08-12

The Confident Mind by Dr. Nate Zinsser · recommended · at 52:47

Donald Robertson on Marcus Aurelius and Understanding Stoicism

The Daily Stoic · 2022-08-10

Verissimus by Donald J. Robertson · discussed · at 0:28
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 3:14
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor by Donald Robertson · discussed · at 5:05
Marcus Aurelius by Henry Dwight Sedgwick · discussed · at 5:07
Bible by Bible · discussed · at 53:01

Molly Jong-Fast on Generational Trauma and Cancel Culture

The Daily Stoic · 2022-08-03

Baby on the Fire Escape by Julie Phillips · discussed · at 12:47

Morgan Housel on Building Wealth and Happiness

The Daily Stoic · 2022-07-30

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger · discussed · at 28:07
The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene · discussed · at 1:12:08

NFL Legend Tony Gonzalez on Becoming Your Best Self

The Daily Stoic · 2022-07-28

How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith III · recommended · at 7:52

Victor Juhasz on Epictetus and Creating “The Girl Who Would Be Free”

The Daily Stoic · 2022-07-16

Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be by Steven Pressfield · discussed · at 20:39

Joe Rogan Experience #1836 - Ryan Holiday

The Joe Rogan Experience · 2022-06-23

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 9:16
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman · discussed · at 59:50
The Image, A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America by Daniel Joseph Boorstin · discussed · at 1:01:16
The Brass Check, a Study of American Journalism by Upton Sinclair · discussed · at 1:01:53
The Brass Check by Upton Sinclair · discussed · at 1:01:53
What Makes Sammy Run? by Budd Schulberg · discussed · at 2:27:57
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill · critiqued · at 2:33:43
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford · recommended · at 2:50:33
The Tiger by John Vaillant · recommended · at 2:50:49
Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson · recommended · at 2:51:10
The Black Count by Tom Reiss · recommended · at 2:51:36
The Black Count Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss · recommended · at 2:51:36
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas · recommended · at 2:51:46
The River of Doubt by Candice Millard · recommended · at 2:52:20
Epictetus by Epictetus · discussed · at 2:53:02
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok · recommended · at 2:54:53
What Made Maddy Run by Kate Fagan · recommended · at 2:55:09
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield · recommended · at 2:55:58

Why Stoics Put Greatness On Display

The Daily Stoic · 2022-06-19

Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield · discussed · at 4:18

Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler · recommended · at 30:56
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield · recommended · at 51:36
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield · recommended · at 51:48

How To Read Seneca (The World’s Most Interesting Stoic)

The Daily Stoic · 2022-05-22

Letters from a Stoic by Seneca · recommended · at 17:58
Dying Every Day by James Romm · recommended · at 19:22
How to Keep Your Cool by Seneca · recommended · at 19:45
How to Die by Seneca · recommended · at 20:01

Josh Peck on Sobriety and Self-Improvement

The Daily Stoic · 2022-05-19

The Night of the Gun by David Carr · recommended · at 2:29

Steven Rinella on Hunting, Self-Discipline, and Finding Balance

The Daily Stoic · 2022-05-07

American Buffalo by Steven Rinella · discussed · at 0:16
Outdoor Kids in an Inside World by Steven Rinella · discussed · at 15:42

25 Essential Rules For Life (From The Stoics)

The Daily Stoic · 2022-05-01

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy · recommended · at 4:25

Stacey Abrams on Leveling up and Serving the Common Good

The Daily Stoic · 2022-04-23

Level Up by Stacey Abrams · discussed · at 10:05
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 40:53
Why not the best? by Jimmy Carter · discussed · at 47:30

10 Timeless Meditations From Stoic Philosophy

The Daily Stoic · 2022-04-17

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 0:26
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene · discussed · at 5:10

Chuck Klosterman on Writing, Being Wrong, and The Nineties

The Daily Stoic · 2022-04-16

The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman · discussed · at 0:02
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 27:54
But What If We're Wrong? by Chuck Klosterman · discussed · at 47:30
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury · recommended · at 1:17:42
I Wear the Black Hat by Chuck Klosterman · recommended · at 1:22:25

8 Stoic Habits That Will Improve Your Life

The Daily Stoic · 2022-04-10

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 1:24

Journalist Kati Marton on Angela Merkel’s Remarkable Stoicism

The Daily Stoic · 2022-03-26

Lincoln's Virtues by William Lee Miller · recommended · at 57:05
The Chancellor by Kati Marton · recommended · at 1:00:44

Dr. Randall Stutman on Being a Student of Leadership

The Daily Stoic · 2022-03-25

How to Be a Leader by Plutarch · recommended · at 6:58
Lincoln's Virtues by William Lee Miller · discussed · at 50:41

Powerlifter Stefi Cohen on Attaining Self-Mastery

The Daily Stoic · 2022-03-18

What Made Maddy Run by Kate Fagan · recommended · at 13:40

9 Stoic Rules For A Better Life (From Marcus Aurelius)

The Daily Stoic · 2022-03-13

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 0:34

Kate Fagan on Facing Death and Accepting Loss (Memento Mori)

The Daily Stoic · 2022-03-07

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield · discussed · at 13:25
Death be not proud by John Gunther · discussed · at 24:45
What Made Maddy Run by Kate Fagan · discussed · at 33:44
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen · discussed · at 50:51

Steven Pinker on the Pursuit of Rationality

The Daily Stoic · 2022-02-28

The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker · discussed · at 6:46
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker · discussed · at 6:46

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman on Having Courage and Being Fearless

The Daily Stoic · 2022-02-21

Here, Right Matters by Alexander Vindman · discussed · at 16:51
Crisis of Conscience by Raymond Franz · recommended · at 21:39

5 Life Changing Journaling Habits from the Stoics

The Daily Stoic · 2022-02-20

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 4:59
The diary of a young girl by Cherry Gilchrist · discussed · at 6:05

Ernest Green (Little Rock Nine Member) on Creating an Atmosphere of Change

The Daily Stoic · 2022-02-15

The diary of a young girl by Cherry Gilchrist · discussed · at 51:27

Sebastian Junger on the Complexity of Freedom

The Daily Stoic · 2022-02-09

Letters from a Stoic by Seneca · discussed · at 0:36
The Road by Cormac McCarthy · discussed · at 2:26
The stranger in the woods by Michael Finkel · discussed · at 11:40
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 21:06
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford · recommended · at 1:01:03
Indian givers, How the indians of the americas transformed the world by Jack weatherford · recommended · at 1:01:09

Ryan Holiday On The Economics Of Book Publishing

My First Million · 2022-02-08

Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday · discussed · at 22:34
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday · discussed · at 25:20
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday · discussed · at 25:25

7 Stoic Lessons From An Abandoned Ghost Town (Cerro Gordo)

The Daily Stoic · 2022-02-06

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 1:47
Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window: The Sequel by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi · recommended · at 2:29

Admiral James Stavridis on the Voyage of Character

The Daily Stoic · 2022-01-31

Sailing True North by Admiral James Stavridis USN · discussed · at 0:23
A Man at Arms by Steven Pressfield · discussed · at 27:09

Ryan Holiday ON: Eliminating Fear From Your Life & Push Past Them This Year

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2022-01-24

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 12:10
The choice by Edith Eger · recommended · at 1:00:20
Yes to Life by Viktor E. Frankl · recommended · at 1:00:29
Indian Givers by Jack Weatherford · recommended · at 1:00:44

Robert Greene on the Wisdom of the Stoics

The Daily Stoic · 2022-01-22

Yes to Life by Viktor E. Frankl · discussed · at 54:34

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

The Daily Stoic · 2022-01-10

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 4:44
Lyle Family by Oscar Kennett Lyle · recommended · at 48:47
Grit by Angela Duckworth · recommended · at 51:06

Cal Newport on Gaining Autonomy and Effective Communication

The Daily Stoic · 2022-01-03

So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport · discussed · at 2:26
A World Without Email by Cal Newport · discussed · at 5:30
Mastery by Robert Greene · discussed · at 52:57

Other mentions in 2022 (87: passing, ad reads, own books)