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Ryan Holiday’s book recommendations in 2023

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Dr. Becky Kennedy On Stoic Parenting Advice, Emotional Regulation, And Raising Great Kids

The Daily Stoic · 2023-12-27

Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy · recommended · at 0:26
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 7:05

Ali Abdaal On Stoic Productivity Secrets And Overcoming Procrastination

The Daily Stoic · 2023-12-20

The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene · discussed · at 9:17
Atomic Habits by James Clear · discussed · at 1:24:31

Dr. Peter Attia On Stoicism, Longevity and Improving Your Quality Of Life

The Daily Stoic · 2023-12-13

The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter · discussed · at 5:10
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield · discussed · at 34:46
No More Champagne by David Lough · discussed · at 35:45
Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy · recommended · at 1:52:24

Shane Parrish on Finding Clarity and Making Better Decisions (Pt 1)

The Daily Stoic · 2023-12-09

Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish · recommended · at 4:00
The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts by Shane Parrish · recommended · at 4:28

Kate Flannery on the Rise and Fall of American Apparel (PT 1)

The Daily Stoic · 2023-12-02

Strip Tees by Kate Flannery · recommended · at 5:28
The Harder They Fall by Bud Schulberg · discussed · at 47:51
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald · discussed · at 56:50

Whitney Cummings on Routines, Creating Great Art, and Addiction (Pt 1)

The Daily Stoic · 2023-11-25

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari · discussed · at 1:05:10

Timothy Denevi on Hunter S Thompson and the Art of Journalism (Part 1)

The Daily Stoic · 2023-11-18

The Great Influenza by John M. Barry · recommended · at 2:55
It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis · recommended · at 3:00
Freak Kingdom by Timothy Denevi · discussed · at 3:03
Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson · discussed · at 3:15
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S. Thompson · discussed · at 3:15
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson · discussed · at 3:15
Ask the Dust by John Fante · discussed · at 8:40
Brotherhood Of The Grape by John Fante · discussed · at 15:24

Morgan Wade On Discipline, Getting Sober, and Finding Balance

The Daily Stoic · 2023-11-15

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield · discussed · at 31:25

Steven Pressfield on Discovering Stoicism and Working Without Attachment

The Daily Stoic · 2023-11-11

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield · recommended · at 5:27
Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield · recommended · at 5:27
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday · discussed · at 6:52
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield · discussed · at 10:51
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene · discussed · at 17:57
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway · discussed · at 20:14
The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene · discussed · at 29:37
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 45:40
The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan · recommended · at 1:45:47
Deliver Me from Nowhere by Warren Zanes · recommended · at 1:57:29

Congressman Adam Kinzinger Doing the Right Thing (Even When It Costs You)

The Daily Stoic · 2023-11-09

The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday · discussed · at 20:17
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe · recommended · at 22:23

Arnold Schwarzenegger On Finding Ways To Be Useful

The Daily Stoic · 2023-10-14

Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger · discussed · at 33:13
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 56:38

Actor Alexander Ludwig On Getting Sober With Stoicism

The Daily Stoic · 2023-10-11

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 4:21

Tom Segura On Honing The Craft of Comedy

The Daily Stoic · 2023-10-07

Deliver Me from Nowhere by Warren Zanes · recommended · at 33:27
Mastery by Robert Greene · discussed · at 56:44

Green Beret Nate Boyer On Striving For Excellence and Asking For Help

The Daily Stoic · 2023-10-01

The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene · discussed · at 1:16:21

Adrian Grenier On How Turning To Philosophy Saved His Life

The Daily Stoic · 2023-09-09

Range by David J. Epstein · recommended · at 27:10

Brad Stulberg On Mastering Change With Science And Stoicism

The Daily Stoic · 2023-09-06

Master of Change by Brad Stulberg · discussed · at 0:04
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 0:25
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene · discussed · at 48:02
The Practice of Groundedness： A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds--Not Crushes--Your Soul by Brad Stulberg · recommended · at 1:13:35

Rainn Wilson On How His Deepest Struggles Led To His Best Roles

The Daily Stoic · 2023-09-02

Soul Boom by Rainn Wilson · discussed · at 3:10
The Bassoon King by Rainn Wilson · discussed · at 4:00
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 20:30
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron · discussed · at 33:58
The Bhagavad Gita by Jack Hawley · discussed · at 58:21

Christina Pazsitzky On Studying Philosophy And The Value Of Comedy

The Daily Stoic · 2023-08-28

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 5:42
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson · discussed · at 10:01
Steal like an artist by Austin Kleon · discussed · at 19:38
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S. Thompson · discussed · at 1:39:51
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson · discussed · at 1:39:51

The Discipline Expert: 2,000 Years Of Research PROVES Successful People Do One Thing! - Ryan Holiday

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2023-08-24

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 5:24

Kevin Rose On Entrepreneurship, Zen Buddhism, And Being Vulnerable

The Daily Stoic · 2023-08-23

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe · discussed · at 24:03
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway · discussed · at 1:10:25

Paul Kix On The Civil Rights Movement And What It Means To Be Courageous

The Daily Stoic · 2023-08-19

Emerson by Robert D. Richardson · discussed · at 0:27
Freak Kingdom by Timothy Denevi · discussed · at 1:56
The Freaks by Arthur Wing Pinero · discussed · at 1:56
Lone Star 03 by Wesley Ellis · discussed · at 3:00
This Kind of War by T. R. Fehrenbach · discussed · at 3:06
Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne · discussed · at 3:18
The Immense Journey by Loren Eiseley · discussed · at 4:24
You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live by Paul Kix · discussed · at 14:20
The Captain Class by Sam Walker · discussed · at 33:01
Waging a Good War by Thomas E. Ricks · discussed · at 39:02
The Forty Years War by Len Colodny · discussed · at 39:03

Navy Captain David Carey On Surviving As A POW With Admiral James Stockdale (with Stoicism)

The Daily Stoic · 2023-07-31

Good to Great by Jim Collins · discussed · at 25:23
The choice by Edith Eger · recommended · at 1:24:42

Casey Neistat On Finding Purpose and Balancing Ambition

The Daily Stoic · 2023-07-19

The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday · discussed · at 5:39
What to Expect when You're Expecting by Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff, Sharon Mazel · discussed · at 10:32

Garland Robinette On The Stoic Principle That Shaped His Incredible Life

The Daily Stoic · 2023-07-04

Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday · discussed · at 2:15
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday · discussed · at 2:18
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk · recommended · at 27:54
Lanterns On The Levee by William Alexander Percy · discussed · at 38:03
Painting as a Pastime by Winston S. Churchill · recommended · at 43:59

Matthew McConaughey On The Art Of Livin’

The Daily Stoic · 2023-06-17

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy · recommended · at 7:36

Troy Baker On How Stoicism Helps Him Be A Better Actor And Father

The Daily Stoic · 2023-06-10

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 1:01:50

Rick Rubin on The Creative Act, Overcoming Ego, and Enjoying the Process

The Daily Stoic · 2023-06-09

Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel · discussed · at 0:39
The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time by Keith Houston · discussed · at 13:52
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield · recommended · at 25:53
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield · recommended · at 26:16
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 34:09
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin · discussed · at 1:23:34

Ryan Holiday And Guy Raz On Using Stoicism To Improve Your Life

The Daily Stoic · 2023-06-02

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 9:34
The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene · discussed · at 42:41
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene · discussed · at 46:23
Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday · critiqued · at 1:08:58

Ryan Holiday ON: How To AVOID BEING MISERABLE For The Rest of Your Life | Jay Shetty

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2023-05-08

Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel · discussed · at 38:35
Good to Great by Jim Collins · discussed · at 48:32

Zach Braff on Healing and Helping with Art and Stoicism

The Daily Stoic · 2023-03-25

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway · discussed · at 22:56

Sam Harris on Stoicism and Mindfulness Practice

The Daily Stoic · 2023-02-18

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 5:21

Mark Manson on the Catastrophe of Success

The Daily Stoic · 2023-02-14

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne · critiqued · at 46:45

Jack Weatherford on Genghis Khan and Learning From History

The Daily Stoic · 2023-02-02

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford · discussed · at 2:25
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by J. McIver Weatherford · discussed · at 2:30

Dr. Nate Zinsser, Josh Peck, Annie Duke, Amy Morin, Paul Bloom, and Yung Pueblo on Building Better Habits

The Daily Stoic · 2023-02-01

Just Babies by Paul Bloom · discussed · at 50:28
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse · discussed · at 1:07:08

Former Attorney General Eric Holder on the Unfinished March of Justice

The Daily Stoic · 2023-02-01

The Moral Arc by Michael Shermer · discussed · at 0:45
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald · discussed · at 2:28
The Woman's Hour by Elaine Weiss · recommended · at 6:03
The Children by David Halberstam · discussed · at 21:28
Lawn boy by Jonathan Evison · discussed · at 52:43
The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published by Arielle Eckstut, David Henry Sterry · discussed · at 1:01:13

James Pogue on Political Principles and Cultivating Virtue

The Daily Stoic · 2023-01-31

The Brass Check by Upton Sinclair · recommended · at 56:08

Jeff Waldman on Craftsmanship, Memento Mori, and Developing Competence

The Daily Stoic · 2023-01-05

The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman · discussed · at 2:01
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk · discussed · at 24:42

5 Usable Practices From Stoicism | Ryan Holiday Speaks At Ole Miss

The Daily Stoic · 2023-01-01

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 3:29
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene · discussed · at 43:12
Mastery by Robert Greene · discussed · at 43:12
The 50th Law by 50 Cent, Robert Greene · discussed · at 43:12

Other mentions in 2023 (82: passing, ad reads, own books)