Ryan Holiday

And that can be a tight reinforcing loop.

That is a really, really powerful process.

But also add into the fact that you might have somebody who has one point of view one day and then three weeks later have a different expert who feels very differently.

And now you're taking these two ideas and you're pitting them against each other or you're asking them questions.

And so it's not just this process of I'm learning about stuff.

but that it's actually a somewhat rigorous or challenging environment, I think is really important too.

If you're just reading about stuff that you like, or you're just reading about stuff that you're comfortable with, or watching videos or listening to podcasts, I mean, obviously, again, this is better than nothing, but it's in the wrestling with and the having to

think over and weigh and contrast these related but also unrelated, potentially contradictory ideas that I think you really get some real insights.

They took it very hard when it happened.

And I bet it hasn't come up since I gave a talk at the college that I dropped out of earlier this year.

And I was like, at some point, does 15 books qualify me for any way of wrapping up these additional units?

Yeah.

And they were like, we'll look into it.

In some ways, I'm like, I'm jealous of people who just get to go in a classroom all day.

Like, it's funny.

I was so excited and desperate to get out.

And now I'm like, that seems like the life.

Yes, that's exactly right.

I would take an honorary degree, of course, but I'm just like, what would I be doing in a classroom that's not what I'm doing out here?

Like, you know, you used to be able to become a lawyer.