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The Knowledge Project Podcast Transcripts

[The Knowledge Project Ep. #128] Ryan Holiday: A Stoic Life

 Ryan Holiday is here today. Ryan is a prolific author and modern philosopher. His books include The Obstacle is the Way, The Daily Stoic, and most recently, Courage is Calling. I wanted to talk to Ryan, not only to learn more about stoicism and deepen my understanding, but to also learn more about his process for writing and reading. We talk about how he writes a book a year, how stoicism can help us make better decisions, the value of journaling and the four virtues, courage, self-control, temperance and justice. 


Shane: Let’s start with your book writing process. You’re prolific, man. You do like a book a year. How do you do that? What’s your process for writing? What does that look like? Take us inside behind the scenes.

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