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Discipline is Destiny

Discipline is Destiny

Discipline Is Destiny guides readers down the path to self-mastery, upon which all the other stoic virtues—courage, temperance, justice, and wisdom—depend.

2022

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Ryan Holiday

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Jun 18

39 (Or So) Lessons On The Way To 39

Well, I’m now almost 40. Like officially almost 40. I woke up yesterday in Cle Elum, Washington, ran 20 miles and then turned 39. I did a…

39 (Or So) Lessons On The Way To 39

Ryan Holiday

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Jun 5

This Is Something You Have To Get Good At

I’ll tell you, very few people become writers because they want to stand up in front of a room full of strangers and talk.

This Is Something You Have To Get Good At

Ryan Holiday

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May 21

My Office Explained in 13 Objects

If you walk into the locker room or practice facility for a professional sports team or elite college program, one of the things that…

My Office Explained in 13 Objects

Ryan Holiday

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May 14

The Question I Ask Myself At The End of Every Day

Come see me in SF and Portland next month — Australia and the mid-west after that and then the east coast — as part of the Daily Stoic Live…

The Question I Ask Myself At The End of Every Day

Ryan Holiday

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May 8

This Is The Most Important Skill You Can Have In Life

I hated writing essays in high school, but they changed my life.

This Is The Most Important Skill You Can Have In Life

Ryan Holiday

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Apr 24

This Is The Best $8.25 (And 20 Years) I Ever Spent

Quick note: I’m hitting the road for a Stoicism speaking tour throughout the rest of the year. So far, dates are set for Portland, SF…

This Is The Best $8.25 (And 20 Years) I Ever Spent

Ryan Holiday

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Apr 10

This Is Something You Should Always Carry With You

I’ve brought it to the Grammys.

This Is Something You Should Always Carry With You

Ryan Holiday

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Mar 26

Everything I’ve Learned From My Small-Town Bookstore

My wife and I were sitting at a cafe in Bastrop, Texas, looking across Main Street at an empty historic storefront.

Everything I’ve Learned From My Small-Town Bookstore

Ryan Holiday

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Mar 18

The Diet That Is Making You Miserable

A few weeks back, I was down near Phoenix and swung out to talk to the Chicago Cubs and the Arizona Diamondbacks who were in the middle of…

The Diet That Is Making You Miserable

Ryan Holiday

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Mar 12

You Slipped Up. Here’s How To Get Back On Track

It was a long winter.

You Slipped Up. Here’s How To Get Back On Track

Ryan Holiday

Ryan Holiday

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Bestselling author of ‘Conspiracy,’ ‘Ego is the Enemy’ & ‘The Obstacle Is The Way’ http://amzn.to/24qKRWR

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