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“While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive, visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I’ve found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition.” – from the PrologueMany of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego. Ear...
As a millennial myself, I see too many people around me drift by life wondering if there's any purpose to life. We are all delusional in a sense that we literally think the world should revolve around us. There a voice in our minds that scream out loud; "you deserve better!". We expect our bosses to pay us more, our spouses to love us more, our friends to be more generous to us, without us putting in the time and effort that is needed to build these kind of relationships.We change our jobs, our
Everybody who knows me knows that I am a big fan of Ryan’s work. But when I read that his new book was about ego I got a bit fearful for him. I’ve read many, many books that approach this same theme and 90% of them fail miserably at addressing it. Not only this is one hell of a complex theme, this is also a very vague and elusive subject. I feared that Ryan would fail for the first time in his career as an author.But in the first few pages I was proved wrong. Thank God, I thought, this guy is ev...
I really liked Ryan's previous book, 'The Obstacle Is The Way". This book was so bad I couldn't even finish reading it. Instead of insightful, pragmatic advice it feltmore like the petulant rant of a frustrated writer. The tight connections between the historical examples and each chapters point that were so well done in the first book, were lacking. It seemed to me that Mr Holiday was projecting ego or a lack of ego onto many of the characters just to make a point. Don't bother buying this book...
This book is absolutely full of amazing anecdotes loosely tied together in three sections: Aspire, Success, and Failure. If you are looking for inspiration to get you through a pit of despair, and can't stand empty platitudes, this book is for you. This will go on my shelf to re-read for sure.
Listened to the book on Audible! This was a best-seller and loved by many but I just couldn’t get into it. Let’s start with what I did like: exposure to certain people throughout history who’s stories I didn’t know..that’s it 😅. I think if you’re very new to the concept of ego and want to learn how it manifests itself in different people (high ranked, successful, entrepreneurs)- this book can be for you but you definitely won’t learn anything new...I feel like the examples he gives are things th...
I was gifted this book by a friend. Though not a fan of the self-improvement genre, this book came strongly recommended, thus, encouraged by the raving reviews, I decided to bite the bullet and give it a try. In a book which allegedly addresses egocentricity, I could not but see the irony with its prelude in which the author talks in length about his achievements! In any case, he proceeds to guarantee an insightful read, merged with insightful historical subtext and a tinge of mythology. Perhaps...
Do you feel 'your work' is better than others when there is evidence to the contrary ?Do you think grunt work is for 'small people' and you should always be the one producing 'big ideas' ?Do you often chalk out grand future plans in your mind without paying due respect to the present ?Do you tell yourself stories to cover up your faults so that your ego is not hurt ? Are you passionate to the extent that its a crime to expect anything less than perfection ?Do you believe you are a 'know all' and...
Some may say ego is the voice that tells you that your thoughts are book worthy, that millions of readers are dying to hear what you have to say. That your opinion is so important it should be published and sold in stores.I fell in love with the introduction to this book. I buzzed with excitement and wholehearted agreement. I blazed through it, I couldn’t agree more with what Holiday was saying. Then the book began and it was almost an instant struggle to read. Perhaps I didn’t like this book be...
"Impressing people is utterly different from being truly impressive." Ryan Holiday defines ego as an unhealthy belief in our own importance. Arrogance. Self-centred ambition. I was a person who used to think that I don't have any ego, why should I read this book? But I was completely wrong, there is an innate ego in each one of us. The writer has explained this in the form of examples. He also explains how if you can control your mind and ego you can literally control anything in this world.
Identifying an enemy is supposed to be the first step toward defeating it. But Ryan Holiday doesn't define his enemy in any fundamental way, nor do we learn the principle behind its alleged dangers. Instead, the author throws every mistaken, delusional, pathological, and immoral motivation into a grab bag and calls that the ego. We learn only by example, through a series of biographical vignettes, that people who are narcissistic, vainglorious, and self-absorbed come to miserable ends, while suc...
2021: I've read it three times now, so it must be speaking to me more than I thought it did the first time. 3.5 stars.2019: 3 stars. I liked it more this time. Now onto Stillness is Key.2017: 2 stars: I'm entirely unsure why this is getting such glowing reviews. It's fine. It's a perfectly good book. My rating reflects me going in after all the hype, expecting new insights, and finding none. Is the idea of embracing humility and beginner's mind really so refreshing?
