I am 11 years his senior but reading 3 of RH's books so far showed me how to better live my life. And thanks to him, I am now also reading on ancient philosophy.
Ryan is making a major impact! By acutely understanding himself he is helping others. His enthusiasm is infectious! Cheers Tom for introducing us to this modern day Stoic.
I really like this guy! He is amazing. His book 'The obstacle is the way' is one of my best read. I personally recommend it to all of those who are struggling and having complaints with life.
I tried one of his books. You can tell he was a marketing guy. DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE?! HERE ARE THREE EASY WAYS -- JUST KEEP READING THROUGH FIVE PAGES OF HYPE! I like watching him talk, but his writing is too BUY ME BUY ME BUY ME for me.
Tom has an amazing ability to pull lessons out of people. With Ryan, there are so many, Tom just scratched the surface. Along with millions of people, I am grateful Ryan chose to write Versus diving deeper into American Apparel. Thank you Ryan for being on the show. I plan to listen to Obstacle is the way once more and then actually write you a review.
I just started a new job less than two months ago. Completely different field than what I’ve been in for the last 38 years. It’s hectic to say the least and frustrating as well. Everything I do is a mistake. It’s like learning how to swing a golf club on the 3rd hole. How am I supposed to learn from those mistakes? Ryan just said it best. Journaling!! I never understood the purpose, why or how. The best 10 second lesson I was ever taught! Thank you!
I basically started reading about 3 years ago. The obstacle is the way was one of the first books along side with how to win friends... 18 months ago I injured my back with severe pains that had me contemplating suicide and I revert back to “the obstacle is the way” (it saved my life) and that’s when the shift finally happened. I found Ferriss Jocko Impact theory interviewing Tim Ferriss.... thank you all sooo much!!
I recently wrapped up The Obstacle is the way by Ryan, phenomenal book with immense practicality, great to hear him on your show. Again, you do an amazing job interviewing guest, every episode is pure GOLD! I feel as though I'm getting my MBA in Entrepreneurship with your channel, thank you!
I just completed the Daily Stoic by Ryan and am now exploring more of his work. I stumbled across him on RUclips with a video about how reading Marcus Aurelius' Mediations affected him. I am sixty-two and wish I had come across Stoicism forty years ago. However, back in the '70's I am not sure there was anyone promoting Stoicism in such a way. As I continue to explore the ideas though, I feel I have really found, at long last, an approach to developing a personal philosophy that is practical, straightforward and immediately applicable.
I first heard the name Ryan Hoilday when you interviewed Ryan for Quest . That interview and the subsequent books I’ve read of Ryan’s have profoundly changed my life and continually have impact as I listen to them again and again , massive thank you to you both Ryan and Tom 😁👍😉
I'm a fan of Ryan holiday after watching this. Too many things that we usually ignore have been put into words to make an impact . Great introspection and great serving of your thoughts. Thanks Ryan and impact theory.
Such an insightful individual. I use The Daily Stoic with my morning journaling and I will say that it is a game changer. Thanks Tom for bringing him on. Love this show!
one of the best interviews I've ever seen. best insight.... hard to pick. for me.. do work you love, and the idea of "two marathons": 1st the creative itself, then 2nd the marketing marathon. can't favor one of the other, gotta WIN both of them. be equally creative and hardworking and long-view in both marathons and you can win in your creative pursuits
I really like your RUclips channel Tom! It's almost like a podcast but a shorter and a more organized straight to the point version! I really appreciate it!
This guy is incredible! Wow.. Great interview. I tried speeding it up after watching one of your other videos and it's really making a difference in the amount of time it's taking to listen to these interviews but also how much I'm paying attention, the slower pace was much easier to tune out.
ryan is such a source of insights for me! i recently included him in a video about the top 5 personal development blogs, i think his blog is very underrated. but there is a lot of great content there as well!
The keys to a good life :- 1.we seem to have a limitless capability to steal time from ourselves 2. be in the present moment 3. what do you want an ideal day to look like 4. step out from your own logic , impulses, and what would a random guy do 5. Between stimulus and response there is a moment , where you chose who you can be 6. how to not do something wrong in being emotional, give it time, make the decision take longer
Its great to hear someone talking about parenting on Impact Theory. I watch a lot of these kinds of videos (while the kids are asleep) and have to translate the kessons so they apply to my life as a parent. Will definitely be reading his books.
Lucky to have this at 19 and being able to separate myself from my peers in college yet at the same time sharing these videos. Please keep up the constant, remarkable content and better yet application steps. There are no words to describe the channel!!
I LOVE the idea of looking at the journey as two marathons! I definitely identify as someone who loves the creative process and I've finally put most of my content together. And now I'm looking ahead at the second marathon and feel just like how Ryan described. Kind of like, wait what?! I just finished a marathon. Can't I relax and celebrate and chill for awhile? What a beautiful way to describe it and oddly enough, even though I know Im just starting the second marathon, having that visual of where I'm at in the race is encouraging and comforting. Though, I have a sneaking suspicion there's going to be another marathon after this one. Ah well. One step at a time. Brick by brick. 😉
This is a great episode. The information is so practical and real. The awesome thing is that the people you bring to your show are so unbelievably smart and very inspiring but the way you conversate with them brings out an even more outstanding person out of them which makes your show AWESOME! Great job, you are truly bringing a lot of value to us all. Id love to see Jim Carrey in your show.
It went like this I just finished the obstacle is the way and then a notification pops up about he being on your show......how better this day could be thank you Tom bilyeu and impact theory for always having answers to my questions and giving me some new insights Everytime I watch and Ryan holiday thank you so much for everything that you are doing I will be ordering all your books xD #obession
29:45 excellent advice! I turn off my listening when I'm taking advice from someone I perceive is smarter, more gifted, or more experienced. No need for cursing to emphasize on anything. It's said that fowl language is a sign of a weak mind.
Most of us want and need at least a successful job or career, a good family life, and reasonable financial security. We expect that from life. We know deep inside that we deserve our fair share and we have every right to attain it.
35 minutes in and I've got to say I like this interview much better than the other one where he's saying "Michael Jordan's drive is from anger" or something along those lines.... Ryan Holiday is a good guy... at one point he said "If they say 'i don't lke page 6' they're probably right but if they tell you to take it out they're probably wrong...... yeah if they tell me I should take page 6 out... I take THEIR copy of MY book and rip out chapter 6 and hand it right back to him..... then maybe even go sell only chapter 6 on Ebay LOL
Wow! Absolutely phenomenal interview. One of the best I’ve listened to ever. Ryan Made me literally reflect on a lot of my actions in the past couple of years.
Oh yeah. And much thanks to you for the amazing questions as always. You are an awesome interviewer. You have the most unique questions which makes you different. you don't just ask what made you successful and the shit everyone else is saying. You really dig deep.
Hii tom first of all i will like to tell you that i enjoy every video you do, they have really inspire and help me this past year and i will love to show them to my dad. The only problem is that he doesnt understand english so im writting you to make the recomendation of doing your videos with subtitles so that other people can see them too. Congratulations and god bless u
That's the beauty of stoicism. If we've got to suffer and make efforts, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus would say to us: "Go ahead, but PLEASE, be practical, there is no need to be a fools. Give just the precise amount of what nature or circumstances are requiring of you."
Awesome episode! My favorite insight from this episode is to think about what value-creation activities you are focusing on and who the recipients of that value are. I have a summary of this episode's content on my channel as well!
Really enjoyed the message: His mission of impact is one I also defined as having a resource that really wasn’t readily available to me when I was younger👍🏻
Really Inspiring! thanks for putting together this interview! You videos have helped me create a really strong direction with my RUclips Channel and ultimately help me realize I need to turn it into a business. Great thanks.
Jacqueline B it’s so much more than self esteem babes. You just have this innate need to give and it’s amazing! The fact that you’re talking about “what others think” says so. Even Ryan reads Amazon reviews. You’re improving daily, and everything you do is going to be directed to create value for others. Kudos to you for being brave in voicing/writing how you feel. Seek to control all that is within you and I have no doubt you will be successful. Take care Xo
;) I've been following Ryan for about a year. Love love love his stuff. This is the first time I heard him speak. His two first points or thoughts or ! Mindsets "Carol Dweck" both shocked me and made me smile. And improved me! I swear. The two things he said within the 5:00 mark...and I'm tapping out. Stopping watching. I want to Meditate on "Philosophy is "How to lead a better life" (note, not poorer, better). And the other was, "I write for a younger me". The biggest mistake I've been making as an author (or many things) is...I'm creating for Me, Now, not You now, or Me when I was younger and needed the "learning" I author. ;) See? I got enough. Love Tom. Love Ryan. True definitions of Men because they are helping ME be a better man.... Steven Palange.
#2. Starts @ 6:49..... "Sitting in a chair not doing anything would be doing something." "If you think that action is the end all be all, you end up doing action for the sake of action." My husband would really benefit from understanding this right here. Our relationship has weakened because the concept that doing something means literally doing it, action in motion, physically performing a task or job is all he knows. Accomplishing something everyday is a very good habit to have but sometimes it doesn't have to be physical or actionable it could be just as simple and stationary as sitting in a room watch your child crawl around the floor or spending an hour of the day with your wife who has been struggling with depression for 5 years. Unfortunately that is not what he considers an accomplishment. Another challenge to that is his ADD brain which has a poor command center to begin with. I can say that because I have the same brain but my brain does contain a lot more awareness about these things than his so as difficult as it is to apply certain thought processes to my daily life like forcing myself to slow my brain down and take things step by step instead of cramming it all together trying and failing to multitask, or taking a moment or two to sit down think about what needs to be taken care of writing it out and approaching each item one by one instead of procrastinating and avoiding them until the very last second, I know I am the one who is either going to mess it up or get it done. He doesn't. Sad to say he is the kind who will blame someone else (me), or make a bunch of excuses. Are there any stoics with ADD out there reading these comments who were at one point like my husband but managed to gain a sense of self awareness and understand what Ryan is talking about?
Ryan is amazing. If you look at all the self help books that are out there, can they all be traced back to stoicism as taught by Aurelius and other ancient philosophy?
When Ryan said, "We have a limitless capacity to steal time from ourselves."
I felt that.
Ryan’s books are helping me get rid of my ego, which I foolishly mistook for confidence for far too long. And for that I am eternally grateful.
🙌🏻
Ryan Holiday is one of the great thinkers we have
I am 11 years his senior but reading 3 of RH's books so far showed me how to better live my life. And thanks to him, I am now also reading on ancient philosophy.
Love that!
Awesome to hear man! I want to read the ancient philosophy myself too, what are you exactly reading if I may ask?
Ryan is making a major impact! By acutely understanding himself he is helping others. His enthusiasm is infectious! Cheers Tom for introducing us to this modern day Stoic.
I really like this guy! He is amazing. His book 'The obstacle is the way' is one of my best read. I personally recommend it to all of those who are struggling and having complaints with life.
4 hours later, two pens, a full sheet on my notes and I am 33 minutes through. This is gold......
I just ordered a bundle of 3 books of him ,looking forward to read and hopefully absorb most of it.
Nice! How many pages of notes have you written since this comment?
@@ZelenoJabko do you realize how ridiculous it is to say something like that on a video about psychological stillness?
@@MrgoldenRose I am just a very envious person.
I tried one of his books. You can tell he was a marketing guy. DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE?! HERE ARE THREE EASY WAYS -- JUST KEEP READING THROUGH FIVE PAGES OF HYPE!
I like watching him talk, but his writing is too BUY ME BUY ME BUY ME for me.
Tom has an amazing ability to pull lessons out of people. With Ryan, there are so many, Tom just scratched the surface. Along with millions of people, I am grateful Ryan chose to write Versus diving deeper into American Apparel. Thank you Ryan for being on the show. I plan to listen to Obstacle is the way once more and then actually write you a review.
I’ve watch so many motivational & entrepreneur videos. This guy is on another level. I can listen to him for days. Definitely stretched my thinking
Ryan Holiday is a GENIUS, "watch what you're getting upset about!"
This young man is incredibly mature and brilliant. A real wealth of wisdom.
both are the best among the few I have ever watched. I don't want to miss any episode from them.
"Prepare for the day ahead and reflect from the one before."Stoicism
Ryan's books introduced me to Stoicism. I can't thank him enough for that!
Me too.
I just started a new job less than two months ago. Completely different field than what I’ve been in for the last 38 years. It’s hectic to say the least and frustrating as well.
Everything I do is a mistake. It’s like learning how to swing a golf club on the 3rd hole. How am I supposed to learn from those mistakes? Ryan just said it best. Journaling!! I never understood the purpose, why or how. The best 10 second lesson I was ever taught! Thank you!
I love you both for life. You've helped me more than all my years of college.
I basically started reading about 3 years ago. The obstacle is the way was one of the first books along side with how to win friends... 18 months ago I injured my back with severe pains that had me contemplating suicide and I revert back to “the obstacle is the way” (it saved my life) and that’s when the shift finally happened. I found Ferriss Jocko Impact theory interviewing Tim Ferriss.... thank you all sooo much!!
"Figuring out the things that I wish I was taught." My life the past year.
The wisdom of Ryan Holiday never ceases to amaze me.
I recently wrapped up The Obstacle is the way by Ryan, phenomenal book with immense practicality, great to hear him on your show. Again, you do an amazing job interviewing guest, every episode is pure GOLD! I feel as though I'm getting my MBA in Entrepreneurship with your channel, thank you!
Love me some Ryan Holiday. I love how he thinks as well. He stirs, and awakens something within me everytime I hear him speak.
I really like this guy. Thanks to him, Stoicism got so refreshed and up to date. Thanks guys for the inspiration ;)
The keyword for Ryan's success definition was "freedom"...i.e., freedom of self-expression, freedom to grow, freedom to impact.
Ryan Holiday is fantastic. His teaching method (aka prose) is simple yet extremely deep
I just completed the Daily Stoic by Ryan and am now exploring more of his work. I stumbled across him on RUclips with a video about how reading Marcus Aurelius' Mediations affected him. I am sixty-two and wish I had come across Stoicism forty years ago. However, back in the '70's I am not sure there was anyone promoting Stoicism in such a way. As I continue to explore the ideas though, I feel I have really found, at long last, an approach to developing a personal philosophy that is practical, straightforward and immediately applicable.
I will watch this episode 5 more times. Impact theory I am so grateful for you. You have become a part of my everyday. Thank you thank you thank you.
"you gotta remember it's human BEING not human DOING" powerful.
Undoubtedly one of the best episodes I've ever watched in the show. A great conversation with a great guest.
This blokes books changed my life. Thank you Ryan. And thank you Tom for all.the content
“Cultivating an awareness and a process of continual reflection on the data that your life is creating all the time.” 💰💰🔥🔥
I first heard the name Ryan Hoilday when you interviewed Ryan for Quest . That interview and the subsequent books I’ve read of Ryan’s have profoundly changed my life and continually have impact as I listen to them again and again , massive thank you to you both Ryan and Tom 😁👍😉
I'm a fan of Ryan holiday after watching this. Too many things that we usually ignore have been put into words to make an impact . Great introspection and great serving of your thoughts. Thanks Ryan and impact theory.
I love watching Tom fanboying. Thanks for all you and your team do Tom, you're really making the impact you desire.
Such an insightful individual. I use The Daily Stoic with my morning journaling and I will say that it is a game changer. Thanks Tom for bringing him on. Love this show!
one of the best interviews I've ever seen. best insight.... hard to pick. for me.. do work you love, and the idea of "two marathons": 1st the creative itself, then 2nd the marketing marathon. can't favor one of the other, gotta WIN both of them. be equally creative and hardworking and long-view in both marathons and you can win in your creative pursuits
0:10 That happens in parenting, too. My dad used to yell ALL the time. You zone it out, stop listening. Doesn't mean anything anymore.
exactly,.. 😒 * insert eyeroll..
Excellent!! Recently read “The Obstacle is the Way” and was great! Also “Ego is the Enemy”! 👏🏼👏🏼
I could have listened for 8 hours straight.
Thanks Tom for this kind of interesting interviews. My life has changed so much .
I really like your RUclips channel Tom! It's almost like a podcast but a shorter and a more organized straight to the point version! I really appreciate it!
When I grow up, I want to be Ryan Holiday. I'm 26.
Hell, when I grow up, I want to go on Holiday. Now I cannot afford.
Wait wait wait then who’s going to be you!!
Dude you already grew up 😁
You can only be you. Everybody else is already taken
Ryan Holiday is a next level genius
This guy is incredible! Wow.. Great interview.
I tried speeding it up after watching one of your other videos and it's really making a difference in the amount of time it's taking to listen to these interviews but also how much I'm paying attention, the slower pace was much easier to tune out.
ryan is such a source of insights for me! i recently included him in a video about the top 5 personal development blogs, i think his blog is very underrated. but there is a lot of great content there as well!
Ego's gonna write a book one day and name it "Ryan Holiday is The Enemy"
hahaha
Lmao 🤣
😂
Ahh the IQ play
😂😂😂
The keys to a good life :-
1.we seem to have a limitless capability to steal time from ourselves
2. be in the present moment
3. what do you want an ideal day to look like
4. step out from your own logic , impulses, and what would a random guy do
5. Between stimulus and response there is a moment , where you chose who you can be
6. how to not do something wrong in being emotional, give it time, make the decision take longer
Its great to hear someone talking about parenting on Impact Theory. I watch a lot of these kinds of videos (while the kids are asleep) and have to translate the kessons so they apply to my life as a parent. Will definitely be reading his books.
Prep in morning. Review in evening.
The moral sentiments by Adam Smith.
We choose our response
Possessing this mindset and applying the tools will change your life’s trajectory, Powerful interview!
“My Struggle Is My Strength!”
Finally RYAN HOLIDAY.. thanks a lot tom.... love
You... am literally waiting for this interview.... thanks a lot... i dont have words to express...
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I love the editing of this interview- the close ups have purpose- great job and choices to the editors
absolutely obsessed with Ryan's hairstyle
Finally, Tom! Thank you for bringing Ryan back! 😊
love this:
prepare for the day ahead and reflect on the day today is so key to reflect on what happened and what we can do better for tomorrow
love it- temperance and impact theory are very important.
I wish I had had this information at 18, and the wisdom to take it to heart. I feel grateful that I can have my sons read Ryan's work.
Lucky to have this at 19 and being able to separate myself from my peers in college yet at the same time sharing these videos. Please keep up the constant, remarkable content and better yet application steps. There are no words to describe the channel!!
I LOVE the idea of looking at the journey as two marathons! I definitely identify as someone who loves the creative process and I've finally put most of my content together. And now I'm looking ahead at the second marathon and feel just like how Ryan described. Kind of like, wait what?! I just finished a marathon. Can't I relax and celebrate and chill for awhile? What a beautiful way to describe it and oddly enough, even though I know Im just starting the second marathon, having that visual of where I'm at in the race is encouraging and comforting. Though, I have a sneaking suspicion there's going to be another marathon after this one. Ah well. One step at a time. Brick by brick. 😉
This is a great episode. The information is so practical and real. The awesome thing is that the people you bring to your show are so unbelievably smart and very inspiring but the way you conversate with them brings out an even more outstanding person out of them which makes your show AWESOME! Great job, you are truly bringing a lot of value to us all. Id love to see Jim Carrey in your show.
I love you Tom.Keep doing the good works .I watch you
Absolutely loved this one Tom. Realization that the lifestyle he lives is a conscious decision.
Yeah TOM stop yelling about everything! ;-) I'm always so pumped when Tuesday hits!
It went like this I just finished the obstacle is the way and then a notification pops up about he being on your show......how better this day could be thank you Tom bilyeu and impact theory for always having answers to my questions and giving me some new insights Everytime I watch and Ryan holiday thank you so much for everything that you are doing I will be ordering all your books xD #obession
He Is so humble and smart
Thanks for bringing such a great person.
29:45 excellent advice! I turn off my listening when I'm taking advice from someone I perceive is smarter, more gifted, or more experienced. No need for cursing to emphasize on anything. It's said that fowl language is a sign of a weak mind.
Most of us want and need at least a successful job or career, a good family life, and reasonable financial security. We expect that from life. We know deep inside that we deserve our fair share and we have every right to attain it.
35 minutes in and I've got to say I like this interview much better than the other one where he's saying "Michael Jordan's drive is from anger" or something along those lines.... Ryan Holiday is a good guy... at one point he said "If they say 'i don't lke page 6' they're probably right but if they tell you to take it out they're probably wrong...... yeah if they tell me I should take page 6 out... I take THEIR copy of MY book and rip out chapter 6 and hand it right back to him..... then maybe even go sell only chapter 6 on Ebay LOL
Great interview.. Thank you Ryan holiday for your work..
44:09
All our "goals" are usually for people we care about. We aren't the customers of our products
Wow! Absolutely phenomenal interview. One of the best I’ve listened to ever. Ryan Made me literally reflect on a lot of my actions in the past couple of years.
So glad you liked it! I think Ryan is incredible!
Oh yeah. And much thanks to you for the amazing questions as always. You are an awesome interviewer. You have the most unique questions which makes you different. you don't just ask what made you successful and the shit everyone else is saying. You really dig deep.
Once you've arrived, the thing that got you there, now in someways is your worst enemy
- Ryan Holiday
Ryan influenced a lot of my videos regarding philosophy. Especially stoicism
Yeeeee!!! So against the grain for tom!! Tom ur a true champ !!!
Hii tom first of all i will like to tell you that i enjoy every video you do, they have really inspire and help me this past year and i will love to show them to my dad. The only problem is that he doesnt understand english so im writting you to make the recomendation of doing your videos with subtitles so that other people can see them too. Congratulations and god bless u
I love how he makes self development this UNCOMPLICATED thing. I felt like he was basically saying “Don’t make it harder then it has to be”.
That's the beauty of stoicism. If we've got to suffer and make efforts, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus would say to us: "Go ahead, but PLEASE, be practical, there is no need to be a fools. Give just the precise amount of what nature or circumstances are requiring of you."
MrGunboat78 🖕🏼
Amazing interview! I am reading obstacle is the way right now about half way through it. It's an amazing book!!
Awesome episode! My favorite insight from this episode is to think about what value-creation activities you are focusing on and who the recipients of that value are. I have a summary of this episode's content on my channel as well!
Going to have to buy one of his books and throw it in the ever-growing library!
Always look forward to Tuesdays 😊
Really enjoyed the message: His mission of impact is one I also defined as having a resource that really wasn’t readily available to me when I was younger👍🏻
Really Inspiring! thanks for putting together this interview!
You videos have helped me create a really strong direction with my RUclips Channel and ultimately help me realize I need to turn it into a business.
Great thanks.
Thumb up before even watching this. I was waiting for him. Now only Jordan Peterson, Robert Greene and Brian Tracy please :)
Jordan Peterson please!
ERIC THOMAS
Those all people I want to see too
Eminem will be cool
🔥🔥 I try to be everything for everyone. I really need to let this go so I can value my life more.
Insecurity. And lack of self-love. You do this for people to like you. You don't need it. I was like you 12 years ago .
Jacqueline B Have the same issue. It's killing me
Value yourself so that your energy it self will move and shock everyone
Jacqueline B it’s so much more than self esteem babes. You just have this innate need to give and it’s amazing! The fact that you’re talking about “what others think” says so. Even Ryan reads Amazon reviews. You’re improving daily, and everything you do is going to be directed to create value for others. Kudos to you for being brave in voicing/writing how you feel. Seek to control all that is within you and I have no doubt you will be successful. Take care Xo
;) I've been following Ryan for about a year. Love love love his stuff. This is the first time I heard him speak. His two first points or thoughts or ! Mindsets "Carol Dweck" both shocked me and made me smile. And improved me! I swear. The two things he said within the 5:00 mark...and I'm tapping out. Stopping watching. I want to Meditate on "Philosophy is "How to lead a better life" (note, not poorer, better). And the other was, "I write for a younger me". The biggest mistake I've been making as an author (or many things) is...I'm creating for Me, Now, not You now, or Me when I was younger and needed the "learning" I author. ;) See? I got enough. Love Tom. Love Ryan. True definitions of Men because they are helping ME be a better man.... Steven Palange.
Golden episode.
Obstacle the way is the great book.
Ryan: "You can't be a classical musician and a rockstar"
*2Cellos has entered the chat*
David Garrett has entered the chat.
Ladies and Gentlemen I present to you Ryan Holiday .... enjoy !!!!
Thanks for another awesome vid. I’ve told so many people about this show, it’s motivation AF
Holy shit this guy is smart. The part where he said calculate and be in control of what you express your anger about.
Excellent discussion.
Thank you!
That guy... just incredible. His books and stoic philosophy are changing my life atm... crazy...
Love the shows sir!!! I look forward to see the shoes he would be wearing,they are always cool.
"I'm on a path that's taking me further away from what I want my ideal day to look like, that's not success"
Darn! So much wisdom. Thanks both of you...
Incredible persona. Great interview.
#2. Starts @ 6:49.....
"Sitting in a chair not doing anything would be doing something."
"If you think that action is the end all be all, you end up doing action for the sake of action."
My husband would really benefit from understanding this right here. Our relationship has weakened because the concept that doing something means literally doing it, action in motion, physically performing a task or job is all he knows. Accomplishing something everyday is a very good habit to have but sometimes it doesn't have to be physical or actionable it could be just as simple and stationary as sitting in a room watch your child crawl around the floor or spending an hour of the day with your wife who has been struggling with depression for 5 years. Unfortunately that is not what he considers an accomplishment.
Another challenge to that is his ADD brain which has a poor command center to begin with. I can say that because I have the same brain but my brain does contain a lot more awareness about these things than his so as difficult as it is to apply certain thought processes to my daily life like forcing myself to slow my brain down and take things step by step instead of cramming it all together trying and failing to multitask, or taking a moment or two to sit down think about what needs to be taken care of writing it out and approaching each item one by one instead of procrastinating and avoiding them until the very last second, I know I am the one who is either going to mess it up or get it done. He doesn't. Sad to say he is the kind who will blame someone else (me), or make a bunch of excuses.
Are there any stoics with ADD out there reading these comments who were at one point like my husband but managed to gain a sense of self awareness and understand what Ryan is talking about?
Really great interview, very insightful and so many great useful points that can be applied to your life.
Ryan is amazing. If you look at all the self help books that are out there, can they all be traced back to stoicism as taught by Aurelius and other ancient philosophy?
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
Sigmund Freud
Only 20 minutes in and I've already paused and backed up so many times I crashed Chrome. Another Tow Bilyeu vid goes to favorites.