Ryan Holiday's Favorite Books Summarized in One Sentence

It's not that you read, Epictetus said, it's what you read...

Reading is not just something you should do on vacation, or when you have free time. It should be, like all important things in your life, a daily practice, something you’re working to get better at.

Not everyone has as much time as Ryan Holiday does to read, so in this video he summarized his favorite books in one digestible sentence.

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00:00 Intro
00:47 Blue Ocean Strategy - W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne
01:00 The Gift of Failure - Jessica Lahey
01:25 Discourses and Selected Writings - Epictetus
01:52 Steal Like an Artist - Austin Kleon
02:04 Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk
02:13 How to Fight Anti-Semitism - Bari Weiss
02:43 The 48 Laws of Power - Robert Greene
03:19 Hold Me Tight - Dr. Sue Johnson
03:47 The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz - Mordecai Richler
04:23 Essentialism - Greg Mckeown
04:45 The War of Art - Steven Pressfield
05:15 The Art of Happiness - Epicurus
06:00 On the Shortness of Life - Seneca
06:30 Dying Every Day - James Romm
06:47 Meditations - Marcus Aurelius

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[joshjerez]

I love that every time he gets a book thrown in front of him he's like "ooh!"

[Ryan-Horgan]

“We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.”
— Dr. Henry Link

[aloksingh]

Ryan - Daily Stoics, you have no idea how you have saved my life even though we are a thousand miles of love and respect to you.

[KlassicKolt]

I'm halfway through 48 Laws of Power. I started reading it per your recommendation. And I love it! Greene certainly doesn't beat around the bush. I intend to start reading your books very soon. I'm in the middle of military technical school and your videos have helped me get through. Thank you, Ryan. Love your work my dude. I can't wait to read your books. :)

[sedisvacantia]

Inspired by "On the Shortness of Life" I keep saying: Life is the longest thing you can experience, there's nothing longer for you than life.

Also, thank you for this video, I immediately ordered three of the books.

[wordsofinsight]

Thanks for highlighting your favorite books. The more perspective on how to get a better life, the more chances to improve...

[favritzapp]

Very inspiring as always! I'm reading Lives of the Stoics right now, an amazing history of the leaders of the Stoic school of philosophy - put Ryan Holiday in the chapter after Marcus Aurelius because you are carrying the torch with incredible courage, justice, temperance and wisdom!

[coonoco]

I would like Ryan Holiday to pick 10 influential persons (politicians, artist, business people) and publicly make 3 personalized book recommendations to each of them, that would make the world a better place.

[christopherhenrythomas]

Once again, thank you so much Ryan. I'm very grateful for your daily stoic emails, the books you write, and the videos you create. I'm particularly grateful for this video and your book recommendations. I've already read a few and they've been inspiring and extremely thought provoking. Since I've been introduced to you and Stoicism, I have been taking huge steps forward in a life I thought would end by the age of 25. I found The War of Art and your book The Obstacle is The Way to be invaluable resources that I will be picking up again and again for however long I've got left. Memento Mori and Amor Fati 👍

[MrJacobmetcalf]

I have a really hard time reading so I really appreciate all the videos you have posted thank you

[fredallen]

Do not stop. I look forward to post !!!

[gastondeveaux]

Wow, a massively impressive selection of themes. I will definitely pick up some of these. To anyone who reads, talk about it, brag about it, find others who read, and subscribe to channels like these. People who think have to get together so we don't get overrun by those who don't. Don't be shy about your intelligence. Use it for good, with sensitivity, and judiciously. Instant subscribe here.

[virionspiral]

I highly recommend "Culture Jam: How to Reverse America's Suicidal Consumer Binge, and Why We Must" by Kalle Lasn. Kind of in the same vain as Fight Club but not fiction

[justinzaharko]

Thank you Ryan, muh love big guy. I can faithfully say your advice has changed my life.

[josebernaolalicetti]

Its funny how sometimes in life you come to things by accident. I heard your interview with Jay Sheety on his "On Purpose" podcast and found your points of view really intertesting. That was yesterday.
Since then I've already purchased your "The obstacle is the way" kindle book, and I will definetely check these titles. I think you're great and feel happy to have found your channel. Regards from Peru!!

[mossflower]

I love the 48 laws of Powers. A great read.

[BradKaellner]

Such a cool video idea Ryan! And so much value in 8 minutes :)

[erinloo]

It wasn't a poem it was spoken by the protestant Pastor Martin Niemoller who died at the hands of the Nazus

[ieraj]

Great book selection! Thank you, Ryan!

[normanleach]

Hello Stoic...All philosophies have an intake of exhilaration and an exhaust of perplexity but for one -- the spontaneity of wisdom. This is to so love the truth that one relinquishes all the non-sense -- the tangential thought, the impulsivity of emotion and the regressive desire driven habits that lend themselves to an ineptitude, as to displace the actualities of our attentive mind. To the author of this web-sight please bear in mind what my father said long ago: "Those who do are criticized."