Ryan Holiday
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Ryan Holiday
How To Create Art (And Work) That Lasts
There is this idea that if you just make great stuff—if you’re authentic and cool—it will just happen.
3.1 Lessons Learned on the Way to 31
Compulsion to do is the opposite of being. It’s the opposite of being present.
What Can This Five-Century-Old Drawing Teach You? Everything That Matters.
“My arrow (I promise you) spares no one // You will all dance the ballet of which I sing”
22 Rules for Creating Work That Stands the Test of Time
It’s the work that was bold and brash and new when it came out that tends to still feel fresh decades later.
Here’s How You Stop Anger From Making You Do Something Stupid
“Why am I telling myself that I’ve been harmed?”
Don’t Fake It ‘Till You Make It. Do This Instead.
Because if you get caught, you will fall. It will hurt.
How Your Daily Routine Can Turn Into Your Biggest Enemy
Any routine junkie can tell you what happens when your routine gets messed up: Your thoughts race. You get frustrated. You feel what is almost like withdrawals.
13 Life-Changing Habits To Try And Do Every Single Day
The worries and anxieties of daily life seem to fall away when we stand next to the ocean or walk through a beautiful park.
Here’s The Technique That Ambitious People Use To Get What They Want
We tell ourselves we don’t have time to prepare too much because we have other things going on, or we tell ourselves we’re not going to prepare because we haven’t been paid yet.
The Most Successful People Are The Ones You’ve Never Heard Of (And Why They Want It That Way)
Most people with a public persona tell you that the downsides outweigh the upsides.
37 Quotes On Fighting Ego, Building Character And Developing Strength & Humility
“If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity.”
35 Books To Build Your Character: The Definitive Reading List on Humility and Ego
So fight it. A lot depends on whether you win the battle. Hopefully these books will help.