Profound Lessons From Stoic Philosophy - Ryan Holiday

Описание: Ryan Holiday is a podcaster, marketer and an author.

Discipline is one of the modern world's hot topics. Because it's become apparent that in order to achieve anything, you must be able to temper your desires and direct your efforts. The Stoics believed this 2000 years ago and between then and now there's been a plethora of historical examples which can teach us how to build and sustain discipline.

Expect to learn why sanity is your most precious resource, why discipline without an end goal is pointless, how to stay disciplined when success arrives, why Martin Luther King let a Nazi punch him in the face, how to enforce discipline without lambasting yourself for falling short, what Eisenhower's smoking habit can teach us about self control, why 75 hard might not build discipline long term and much more...

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00:00 Intro
00:28 The Power of Sanity & Consistency
09:53 Direction Helps Discipline
14:28 Maintaining Discipline at the Top
27:15 Lessons from Marcus Aurelius
38:08 How Principles Can Aid Focus
44:30 The Downside of High Standards
53:37 The Tragedies of Lou Gehrig & Babe Ruth
58:19 Can You Achieve Extreme Results in a Balanced Life?
1:08:02 What Ryan Learned from Queen Elizabeth
1:15:13 The Virtue of Persevering Through Trials
1:27:08 Dwight Eisenhower’s Smoking Habit
1:31:59 Cautionary Tales from History
1:37:13 Where to Find Ryan

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