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I'm Ryan Holiday, and I draw these lessons from ancient philosophy, modern psychology, practical wisdom,

and insights from parents just like you all over the world.

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Sure, we work hard, we strive, but who are we actually doing it for? What's the real reason we spend

those long hours in the office that we get on airplanes, that we make those compromises with our

integrity? As a wealthy oil and businesswoman says in Philip Myers riveting an epic novel, The Sun,

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