The Best of Ryan Holiday
10 most popular Ryan Holiday articles, as voted by our community.
Author of The Obstacle Is The Way, Stillness Is The Key, Ego Is The Enemy @DailyStoic Order my new book Discipline is Destiny at http://dailystoic.com/discipline
Ryan Holiday on Better Living
100 (Short) Rules for a Better Life
In his essay On the Happy Life, Seneca makes an extended list of rules for living a good life. Because it is everyone’s wish to live better, he says, but we are often in the dark on how to do so.…
«Do the verb, rather than being the noun.»
Ryan Holiday on Dedication
Here's Your Secret To Success: Go The F*ck To Sleep
Some people take pride in how little they sleep. It’s proof of their hard work, their dedication, their determination. Me? I’m prouder of the exact opposite. Despite producing over a dozen books,…
Ryan Holiday on Habits
The Secret To Better Habits in 2023
It’s kind of crazy to think how recent December 2019 feels. Not that long ago, it seems, we were getting ready for what a new decade might bring us. It’s even crazier when the truth settles in: 2019…
«”One of the most effective things you can do to build better habits is to join a culture where your desired behavior is the normal behavior,”»
Ryan Holiday on Parenting
The Best Parenting Advice I’ve Ever Gotten
In his letters, Seneca writes about the habit of finding one thing each day that makes you smarter, wiser, better. One nugget. One quote. One little prescription. One little piece of advice. And…
«In 2014, Researchers from Ohio State University found that most fights between couples are because someone is hungry. Same goes with parents and kids and between kids, I imagine.»
Ryan Holiday on Productivity
If You Only Read A Few Books In 2023, Read These
It’d be wonderful if a new year magically marked a new beginning. But 2022, like all years, reminded us that the same things keep happening, that world events continue on in their own unpredictable…
These Are 23 Great Rules To Be A Productive Creative
Yesterday, I announced on Instagram that my newest book, Courage is Calling: Fortune Favors The Brave, is available for preorder. It will be my 12th book in 10 years, and so there were a bunch of…
«Success requires greater investment in the creative process. Pay for professional help. There’s that saying: if you think pros are expensive, try hiring an amateur. »
Ryan Holiday on Self Discipline
Discipline is Destiny: 25 Habits That Will Guarantee You Success
The ancients were fond of an expression: Character is fate. It means that character is deterministic, that who you are determines what you will do. Self-discipline is one of those special things that…
«22. Be strict only with yourself. It was said that the true majesty of Marcus Aurelius was that his exactingness was directed only at himself.»
Ryan Holiday on Speed Reading
13 Strategies That Will Make You A Better Reader (And Person)
Reading is a good thing. A good thing too many people don’t do enough of (or any of it all…) So obviously doing lots of it is good, right? This is why people try to figure out how to speed read (a…
«My rule is one hundred pages minus your age. Say you’re 30 years old—if a book hasn’t captivated you by age 70, stop reading it. So as you age, you have to endure crappy books less and less.»
Ryan Holiday on Stoicism
20 Things You Didn’t Know About Marcus Aurelius
One of the pleasures of re-reading a book, re-watching a film, re-visiting a place, is that you always discover something new. The Stoics were fond of the idea—which comes from Heraclitus—that we…
«you could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think”»
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