Why Kids Need Goats & Snakes, Top Writing Secrets Of A Famous Author, How To Read More Books, 33 Ways To Be Insanely Productive & Much More With Ryan Holiday.
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Ben Greenfield
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 November 2021
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
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Ryan Holiday is a deep and profound modern day philosopher, a friend of mine and one of my favorite authors.
He is the bestselling author of the new book Courage Is Calling, along with Trust Me, I’m Lying; The Obstacle Is the Way; Ego Is the Enemy; Conspiracy and other books about marketing, culture, and the human condition, including my one of my personal favorite books of all time: Stillness Is The Key.
His work has been translated into over 30 languages and has appeared everywhere from the New York Times to Fast Company.
Ryan owns and operates the independent bookstore Painted Porch Bookshop in Bastrop, Texas. He is married and has two sons. He lives on a 40-acre ranch in Bastrop County, Texas.
Here's what you'll hear in today's episode with Ryan Holiday:
-How an in-person bookstore has helped Ryan reconnect with family, health and more...
-Some of Ben and Ryan's daily rituals and routines...
-Ryan's writing process..
-About Ryan's upcoming series of virtue-themed books...
Detailed show notes, including links to all books, articles and products mentioned in this episode can be found at https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/holiday
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | On this episode of the Ben Greenfield Fitness Podcast. |
| 0:04.4 | I'm a big believer in that rule of like a few crappy pages a day. |
| 0:08.1 | You'll get to the other side. |
| 0:09.8 | But if you don't do that, you won't get where you need to go. |
| 0:13.1 | You can have someone lift weights for you, |
| 0:15.1 | but then you're not going to get any stronger. |
| 0:17.0 | For me, the process of struggling with it is really, really helpful. |
| 0:21.6 | Here I am, caching a check that I wrote to myself almost 20 years ago. |
| 0:26.6 | Right, that I put down notes to myself. |
| 0:30.9 | Health, performance, nutrition, longevity, ancestral living, biohacking, and much more. |
| 0:41.4 | My name is Ben Greenfield. Welcome to the show. |
| 0:44.6 | Well, in this particular part of the podcast, I'm actually really excited because I have |
| 0:57.8 | a special guest. What's up, babe? |
| 1:00.0 | Hi there. |
| 1:02.0 | So my wife is here and she's here because she's been getting super into these new, I don't |
| 1:09.6 | really call them threads. |
| 1:11.4 | Yeah, job rise. |
| 1:12.6 | Tell people about what this new, I guess it's the jogger that you're primarily digging, |
| 1:20.4 | right? |
| 1:21.4 | Yeah, I'm from Viori. |
| 1:23.2 | Viori. |
| 1:24.2 | Well, it's spelled funny. |
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