Ryan Holiday

And so when I sat down to write about what I wanted to write about, which was ancient philosophy, one of the things I looked at was, okay, I can describe this philosophy and tell people what it's about or I can show them what it's about through stories. And that's probably the way that Robert's work influenced me the most. And then as his research assistant, I really learned how you do that well.

And so when I sat down to write about what I wanted to write about, which was ancient philosophy, one of the things I looked at was, okay, I can describe this philosophy and tell people what it's about or I can show them what it's about through stories. And that's probably the way that Robert's work influenced me the most. And then as his research assistant, I really learned how you do that well.

And so when I sat down to write about what I wanted to write about, which was ancient philosophy, one of the things I looked at was, okay, I can describe this philosophy and tell people what it's about or I can show them what it's about through stories. And that's probably the way that Robert's work influenced me the most. And then as his research assistant, I really learned how you do that well.

And so when I sat down to write about what I wanted to write about, which was ancient philosophy, one of the things I looked at was, okay, I can describe this philosophy and tell people what it's about or I can show them what it's about through stories. And that's probably the way that Robert's work influenced me the most. And then as his research assistant, I really learned how you do that well.

And so when I sat down to write about what I wanted to write about, which was ancient philosophy, one of the things I looked at was, okay, I can describe this philosophy and tell people what it's about or I can show them what it's about through stories. And that's probably the way that Robert's work influenced me the most. And then as his research assistant, I really learned how you do that well.

And so when I sat down to write about what I wanted to write about, which was ancient philosophy, one of the things I looked at was, okay, I can describe this philosophy and tell people what it's about or I can show them what it's about through stories. And that's probably the way that Robert's work influenced me the most. And then as his research assistant, I really learned how you do that well.

And so when I sat down to write about what I wanted to write about, which was ancient philosophy, one of the things I looked at was, okay, I can describe this philosophy and tell people what it's about or I can show them what it's about through stories. And that's probably the way that Robert's work influenced me the most. And then as his research assistant, I really learned how you do that well.

one of his books is basically like 500 books. Like he read all this stuff and he's distilled it down into a single volume and going, oh, okay, that's the job of the author is to take all these different ideas, all these different cultures, all these different lessons and put it in one package, kind of condense it down, boil it down to its essence. So someone who, Robert wants to go read 500 books.

one of his books is basically like 500 books. Like he read all this stuff and he's distilled it down into a single volume and going, oh, okay, that's the job of the author is to take all these different ideas, all these different cultures, all these different lessons and put it in one package, kind of condense it down, boil it down to its essence. So someone who, Robert wants to go read 500 books.

one of his books is basically like 500 books. Like he read all this stuff and he's distilled it down into a single volume and going, oh, okay, that's the job of the author is to take all these different ideas, all these different cultures, all these different lessons and put it in one package, kind of condense it down, boil it down to its essence. So someone who, Robert wants to go read 500 books.

one of his books is basically like 500 books. Like he read all this stuff and he's distilled it down into a single volume and going, oh, okay, that's the job of the author is to take all these different ideas, all these different cultures, all these different lessons and put it in one package, kind of condense it down, boil it down to its essence. So someone who, Robert wants to go read 500 books.

one of his books is basically like 500 books. Like he read all this stuff and he's distilled it down into a single volume and going, oh, okay, that's the job of the author is to take all these different ideas, all these different cultures, all these different lessons and put it in one package, kind of condense it down, boil it down to its essence. So someone who, Robert wants to go read 500 books.

one of his books is basically like 500 books. Like he read all this stuff and he's distilled it down into a single volume and going, oh, okay, that's the job of the author is to take all these different ideas, all these different cultures, all these different lessons and put it in one package, kind of condense it down, boil it down to its essence. So someone who, Robert wants to go read 500 books.

one of his books is basically like 500 books. Like he read all this stuff and he's distilled it down into a single volume and going, oh, okay, that's the job of the author is to take all these different ideas, all these different cultures, all these different lessons and put it in one package, kind of condense it down, boil it down to its essence. So someone who, Robert wants to go read 500 books.

one of his books is basically like 500 books. Like he read all this stuff and he's distilled it down into a single volume and going, oh, okay, that's the job of the author is to take all these different ideas, all these different cultures, all these different lessons and put it in one package, kind of condense it down, boil it down to its essence. So someone who, Robert wants to go read 500 books.

one of his books is basically like 500 books. Like he read all this stuff and he's distilled it down into a single volume and going, oh, okay, that's the job of the author is to take all these different ideas, all these different cultures, all these different lessons and put it in one package, kind of condense it down, boil it down to its essence. So someone who, Robert wants to go read 500 books.

one of his books is basically like 500 books. Like he read all this stuff and he's distilled it down into a single volume and going, oh, okay, that's the job of the author is to take all these different ideas, all these different cultures, all these different lessons and put it in one package, kind of condense it down, boil it down to its essence. So someone who, Robert wants to go read 500 books.

I love reading 500 books. But your average person does not have time to do that. They're not a history nerd. And so how do you take what's interesting to you and put it together in a format that can work for someone who's busier or not so inclined?

I love reading 500 books. But your average person does not have time to do that. They're not a history nerd. And so how do you take what's interesting to you and put it together in a format that can work for someone who's busier or not so inclined?

I love reading 500 books. But your average person does not have time to do that. They're not a history nerd. And so how do you take what's interesting to you and put it together in a format that can work for someone who's busier or not so inclined?