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Stillness is the Key
Stillness is the Key
About Ryan Holiday
Author and media strategist; former director of marketing at American Apparel and owner of the Painted Porch bookshop in Texas.
The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy convert Stoic practice - separating what is controllable from what is not, treating recognition as a threat to judgment - into working habits for people running companies, which is why the books circulate so widely among founders. Trust Me, I'm Lying and Growth Hacker Marketing document how online media incentives can be manipulated, written by someone who did it professionally.
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“The third book in Holiday's loosely connected trilogy focuses on *ataraxia* — the Stoic and Epicurean concept of tranquility. More contemplative than the first two, drawing on Buddhist and Christian sources alongside Stoic ones. The chapter on Marcus Aurelius's morning routine is one of the clearest illustrations of Stoic practice in daily life.”
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