I don't play videogames and generally think that online activism is a giant waste of time. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
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 Image
“Have you taken the time to get clarity about who you are and what you stand for?” — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
Focus on the moment, not the monsters that may or may not be up ahead. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“During the good times, we strengthen ourselves and our bodies so that during the difficult times, we can depend on it. We… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
I made a lot of money and had a great time playing with the words that make up the news. I exploited… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the present moment; and… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
There has to be something about your business that gets you excited. Otherwise, you probably wouldn't have spent your precious - irreplaceable… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“To borrow from Aristotle again, what’s difficult is to apply the right amount of pressure, at the right time, in the right… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Each time, you’ll learn something. Each time, you’ll develop strength, wisdom, and perspective. Each time, a little more of the competition falls… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Remember that this moment is not your life, it’s just a moment in your life. Focus on what is in front of… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
One of the ironies of being with someone you really love for a long time is becoming completely incapable of handling stressful… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“It’s time you understand that the world is telling you something with each and every failure and action. It’s feedback—giving you precise… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
Being criticized in the media is a good problem to have - most of the time. It means you're doing something that… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“you’re so busy thinking about the future, you don’t take any pride in the tasks you’re given right now. You just phone… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“In life, there will be times when we do everything right, perhaps even perfectly. Yet the results will somehow be negative: failure,… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Have you taken the time to get clarity about who you are and what you stand for? Or are you too busy… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“slowly building muscle and strengthening his upper body against his weak lungs and for the future. By his early twenties the battle… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
Let's be clear: there was no golden age of journalism. The media has always been bad. And instead of improving, it spent… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
If you ask most smart or successful people where they learned their craft, they will not talk to you about their time… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“It doesn’t matter whether this is the worst time to be alive or the best, whether you’re in a good job market… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“What happened yesterday—what happened five minutes ago—is the past. We can reignite and restart whenever we like. Why not do it right… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“THE BIG THREE “All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
In June 2007, I finished up school for the year. I didn't know it at the time, but I was done with… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Failure and adversity are relative and unique to each of us. Almost without exception, this is what life does: it takes our… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
Times change. Context changes. Just because something is old and a 'part of our history' shouldn't mean we are forced to honor… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Saban’s process is exclusively this—existing in the present, taking it one step at a time, not getting distracted by anything else. Not… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Every time you sit down to work, remind yourself: I am delaying gratification by doing this. I am passing the marshmallow test.… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“This obsession with the past, with something that someone did or how things should have been, as much as it hurts, is… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“It is sad to consider how much time many people spend in the course of a day doing things they “have” to… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“What matters is that you learn how to manage yourself and others, before your industry eats you alive. Micromanagers are egotists who… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Let's be honest. Most of the time we don't find ourselves in horrible situations we must simply endure. Rather, we face some… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“The best way to avenge yourself is to not be like that.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 6.6 “How much better to heal than… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Always prepare ourselves for more difficult times. Always accept what we’re unable to change. Always manage our expectations. Always persevere. Always learn… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“You will come across obstacles in life -- fair and unfair. And you will discover, time and time again, that what matters… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“The implications of our obstacle are theoretical -- they exist in the past and the future. We live in the moment. And… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
If it comes as a constant surprise each and every time something unexpected occurs, you're not only going to be miserable whenever… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“I’m alarmed at how many creators gloss over creating. They fritter away their time on Twitter and Facebook—not killing time, but believing… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“With a business, we take most failures less personally and understand they’re part of the process.” — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
