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EGO IS THE ENEMY
In the tradition of Steven Pressfield's The War of Art, a short, powerful meditation on ego and creativity, from the bestselling author of
The Obstacle is the Way.
The Obstacle is the Way.
In The Obstacle is the Way, Ryan Holiday introduced tens of thousands of readers to the world of Stoic philosophy. In EGO IS THE ENEMY, Holiday again delivers practical and inspiring philosophy to people who need it, picking up on a powerful concept that runs back centuries and across borders and schools of thought.
Our main impediment in life is not the outside world, but ourselves. It’s our ego that is our most common enemy. Early in our careers, it can prevent us from learning and developing our talents. When we taste success, ego can blind us to our own faults, alienate us from others, and lead to our downfall. In failure, ego is devastating and makes recovery all the more difficult. It is only by identifying our ego, speaking to its desires, and systematically disarming it that we will ever create our best work.
In EGO IS THE ENEMY, Holiday draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to history to his own experience advising many high-profile clients. Like Pressfield’s The War of Art, the book offers a brutally honest portrait of how we let our egos seduce us, and it offers valuable advice for how we can overcome them.
Ryan Holiday is the bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way, Growth Hacker Marketing, and Trust Me I'm Lying. His books have been translated widely abroad, and his writing has appeared everywhere from the Columbia Journalism Review to Entrepreneur and Fast Company. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Our main impediment in life is not the outside world, but ourselves. It’s our ego that is our most common enemy. Early in our careers, it can prevent us from learning and developing our talents. When we taste success, ego can blind us to our own faults, alienate us from others, and lead to our downfall. In failure, ego is devastating and makes recovery all the more difficult. It is only by identifying our ego, speaking to its desires, and systematically disarming it that we will ever create our best work.
In EGO IS THE ENEMY, Holiday draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to history to his own experience advising many high-profile clients. Like Pressfield’s The War of Art, the book offers a brutally honest portrait of how we let our egos seduce us, and it offers valuable advice for how we can overcome them.
Ryan Holiday is the bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way, Growth Hacker Marketing, and Trust Me I'm Lying. His books have been translated widely abroad, and his writing has appeared everywhere from the Columbia Journalism Review to Entrepreneur and Fast Company. He lives in Austin, Texas.
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Published 2016-06-14 by Portfolio |
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Published 2016-06-14 by Portfolio |