Like most reasonable people, it saddens me when I see Americans celebrating a heritage they don't understand. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
When intelligent people read, they ask themselves a simple question: What do I plan to do with this information? — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
What people often forget is that for the parties involved, the media game is a vicious contest. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
The idea that only the swaggering, all-knowing, and ruthlessly ambitious succeed is a lie. One that has discouraged so many people with… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
Online journalism has always had a sourcing problem. From using unverified 'anonymous tips' to repeating whatever rumor or speculation people are chattering… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
The media, when it's functioning properly, protects the public against marketers and their ceaseless attempts to trick people into buying things. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
What I’ve learned most clearly from blogs is that the majority of them write about the problems from the outside for a… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Ordinary people shy away from negative situations, just as they do with failure. They do their best to avoid trouble. What great… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“If we can focus on making clear what parts of our day are within our control and what parts are not, we will not… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share
“The areas of great interest to the Stoics all make an appearance here: virtue, mortality, emotions, self-awareness, fortitude, right action, problem solving, acceptance, mental… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share
“With a business, we take most failures less personally and understand they’re part of the process.” — Ryan Holiday Copy Share
“Many creatives want to be just the creator, or only “the idea guy.” They like that because it’s sexy and because that’s what comes… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share
Pretty much everyone's career starts the same way: with grunt work. Not just the cliched fetching of coffee, but other lowly tasks: taking notes… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share
The greats - they protect their sleep because it's where the best work comes from. They say no to things. They turn in when… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share
“Where little danger is apprehended, the more the enemy will be unprepared and consequently there is the fairest prospect of success.” — Ryan Holiday Copy Share
We often learn the hard way that our world is ruled by external factors. We don't always get what is rightfully ours, even if… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share
“From Rusticus … I learned to read carefully and not be satisfied with a rough understanding of the whole, and not to agree too… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share
I wholeheartedly agree that many media 'standards' can feel disingenuous or, in fact, be a cover for less-than-honest behavior. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share
“Remember: even what we get for free has a cost, if only in what we pay to store it—in our garages and in our… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share
It's your job to find a release and an outlet for the stress and the feelings. Never forget: the crazy stays at home. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share
Where the head goes, the body follows. Perception precedes action. Right action follows the right perspective. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share
The risks of speaking extemporaneously are apparent the first time you wing it and promptly put your foot in your mouth. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share
“The tools of the Internet and social media have made it possible to track, test, iterate, and improve marketing to the point where these… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share
