#128 Ryan Holiday: A Stoic Life

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Stoic philosopher and author Ryan Holiday shows us how to use the ancient philosophy to calm our mind and create a foundation for lasting success. Listen as Holiday takes us behind the scenes, revealing how he not only reads books and what he looks for, but his process for writing and retaining information he can later put to use. He also discusses what he writes and reads, why he journals, and the four virtues of Stoicism.

Holiday is a New York Times bestselling author. He has written a combined 10 books, covering both the fundamentals of Stoicism as well as key elements of modern-day marketing and media, and his books have sold more than 2 million copies in 30 languages. His most recent release is entitled Courage is Calling.

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0:00.0	What I love about stoicism, what gets me excited about it, is that all of the stoics were active,
0:07.5	elite professionals at whatever they did. And stoicism was a guiding force, a thing that allowed
0:14.2	them to do that. To me, what I love about stoicism is that it's very much philosophy for the world.
0:19.5	I mean, it's literally founded, one by a merchant who loses everything in a shipwreck. And two,
0:25.4	it's founded in the Athenian Agora, like in the center of Athens, in the marketplace, where it's
0:33.3	battling from day one, limited attention from busy people who have actual lives.
0:57.0	Welcome to the Knowledge Project podcast. I'm your host, Shane Parish.
1:00.8	This podcast sharpens your mind by helping you master the best what other people have already figured out.
1:05.9	If you're listening to this, you're missing it. If you'd like special member only episodes,
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1:16.4	fs.blog slash membership. Check out the show notes for a link. Ryan Holiday is here today.
1:24.4	Ryan is a prolific author and modern philosopher. His books include The Obstacles the Way, The Daily
1:30.8	Stoic, and most recently Courage is Calling. I wanted to talk to Ryan not only to learn more about
1:36.6	stoicism and deep in my understanding, but also learn more about his process for writing and reading.
1:41.9	We talk about how he writes a book a year, how stoicism can help us make better decisions,
1:46.8	the value of journaling, and the four virtues, courage, self-control, temperance, and justice.
1:52.4	It's time to listen and learn.
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