My copy of the book is (literally) nearly all marked up. And, of course, he shows us how to mitigate its effects by employing the proper virtues at the proper time. Ryan shows us how our ego rears its head during the three (repeating) critical phases of our lives: Aspire + Success + Failure. But, i f you have any ambition at all, you’ve likely noticed that you have a bit of an ego that goes with it. We’ll explore it more in the first Big Idea. The whole conversation around ego can be a complicated one. 'While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, Ive found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewedthe spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their. ![]() I read it in essentially one sitting-with my AM trip to the park with Emerson as an intermission. It’s fantastic.Īs with The Obstacle, Ryan writes in an incredibly compelling, simple, smart style-integrating ancient wisdom with modern stories to bring the wisdom home. Įgo Is the Enemy is now one of my favorite books of 2016. ![]() ![]() Our guide, Ryan Holiday, wrote one of my favorite books of 2015: The Obstacle Is the Way.
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