#Ryan Holiday

[booksandteaandstuff]

“In every situation, life is asking us a question, and our actions are the answer.”

Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle Is The Way

https://bookshop.org/a/12010/9781591846352

[mr-entj]

Start small … on something big. Eliminate one problem. Move things one iota. Write one sentence. Send one letter. Make a spark. We can figure out what’s next after that. Your headlights illuminate just a few feet of the dark road in front of you, and yet that is enough for you to move forward and make continual progress.

Ryan Holiday, Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave  

[rini-descartes]

EGO TRAPS

If you think it is more "spiritual" to ride a bike to work or use public transportation,

but then find yourself judging anyone who drives a car, you're in an ego trap.

If you think it is more "spiritual" to stop watching, television because it rots your brain,

but then find yourself judging those who still watch TV, you're in an ego trap.

If you think it is more "spiritual" to avoid reading gossip, tabloid or news magazines,

but then find yourself judging those who do read those things, you're in an ego trap.

If you think it is more "spiritual” to listen to classical music or soothing nature sounds,

but then find yourself judging those who listen to mainstream or pop music, you're in an ego trap.

If you think it is more "spiritual" to do yoga, become a vegan, buy organic, buy healing crystals, practice reiki, meditate, wear hippie/thrift shop clothing, visit ashrams and read enlightened spiritual books,

but then you judge anyone who doesn't do those things, you're in an ego trap.

Always be aware of the feeling of superiority. Self-righteous superiority is your biggest clue that you are in an ego trap.

The ego loves to sneak in the back door. It will take a noble idea, like starting up yoga, and then twist it to serve its own ends by making you feel superior to others; you will start to look down on those who are not following your righteous "spiritual" path.

Superiority, judgment and condemnation. That is the Ego Trap.

[mlobsters]

matthew "master of tuna salad" mcconaughey

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[motivate--urself]

Taxes of Life

I came across this quote in Ryan Holiday's Daily Stoic: "All the things which cause complaint or dread are like the taxes of life—things from which, my dear Lucilius, you should never hope for exemption or seek escape." - Seneca What are those taxes of life that we all need to embrace? What are the challenging experiences, pains, struggles, evolutions, and mindset shifts that are a necessary part of living a life of true depth and fulfillment? Here are a few that I keep coming back to: Stress and anxiety are a tax on extreme ambition. Those with extreme ambition are the most prone to feelings of stress and anxiety that accompany the non-linearity of progress. Boredom of routine is a tax on long-term success. Most success is built on the back of long, painful periods of extremely disciplined, boring routines. Imposter syndrome is a tax on progress. Good things happen when you put yourself in rooms and situations where you don’t feel like you belong. That feeling of uncertainty, fear, and discomfort is usually a sign of growth. When you embrace delayed gratification, when you embrace hard things, when you embrace these taxes of life, you’ll find your depth and fulfillment on the journey.

Sahil Bloom

[originallandlockedmariner]

To Be Or To Do?

[mami-archives]

Woke up at 8AM

Breakfast at 9

Played sims for 40 mins

10:15 -> 10:45 reading A Dance with Dragons

Had breakfast + a cup of coffee + slice of cake

[nowhere-herenow]

Seneca reminded himself that death is not this thing in the future, but something that is happening now. It is always happening. It is the ticking hand of the clock. It is the spring flowers. It is the fall harvest. It is the summer rains. It is the first snow of the year.

This idea is a reminder that each moment is precious. It tells us to wake up and really live, not just watch time go by.

[justana0kguy]

2023 SEPTEMBER 19 Tuesday

"We cannot take the present moment for granted. Because the future that lies before us is uncertain. Life itself is uncertain. Live accordingly–or rather, as Seneca said, live immediately."

~ Ryan Holiday, Daily Stoic Newsletter

[conscious-pisces]

“It doesn’t matter who or how many come at you, you have to be you. Confidently. Authentically. Bravely.”

—Ryan Holiday, Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favours the Brave

[booksandteaandstuff]

“Focus on the moment, not the monsters that may or may not be up ahead.”

Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle Is The Way

https://bookshop.org/a/12010/9781591846352

[mr-entj]

No rule is perfect, but this one works: Our fears point us, like a self-indicting arrow, in the direction of the right thing to do. One part of us knows what we ought to do, but the other part reminds us of the inevitable consequences. Fear alerts us to danger, but also to opportunity. If it wasn’t scary, everyone would do it. If it was easy, there wouldn’t be any growth in it. That tinge of self-preservation is the pinging of the metal detector going off. We may have found something. Will we ignore it? Or will we dig? [...] If fear is to be a driving force in your life, fear what you’ll miss. Fear what happens if you don’t act. Fear what they’ll think of you down the road, for having dared so little. Think of what you’re leaving on the table. Think of the terrifying costs of playing small.

Ryan Holiday, Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave

[soweirdsonormal]

[passionlegend]

If you want to gain more insight, then be humble enough to ask questions. ~

[laestoica]

Creo que si algo nos caracteriza a quienes vivimos en Tumblr es la búsqueda: de sentido, identidad, empatía, significado, comprensión...

Buscamos sin poder encontrarnos.

Acabo de terminar este libro, de los más significativos en mi vida.

Hace dos años comencé a escuchar el podcast "El Estoico", de Pepe García, y me dió un esquema bastante sencillo y accesible sobre el estoicismo, pero poco a poco Pepe comenzó a convertirse paradójicamente en un mero producto.

Leí a Epicteto, a Marco Aurelio y a Séneca.

Obviamente Ryan Holiday me guiñó el ojo, pero bastó con ver los precios de sus libros y leer un poco de su biografía para saber que utilizaba el estoicismo como si fuera una marca.

Inevitablemente, llegué a Massimo Pigliucci, escuchaba su podcast, entrevistas, conferencias, etc. En casa me bromeaban porque todo el tiempo estaba escuchándolo o viendo su videos, me encantaba. Comencé a leer "Cómo ser un Estoico" pero algo me incomodaba, con el tiempo comprendí que aunque no se tratara de un libro de superación personal, también era un texto regurgitado.

Hasta que llegué a William Irvine. Éste es un libro sustancioso, con fundamentos filosóficos, un esquema lógico plagado de referencias, pero dirigido a lxs no filósofxs, aquellxs que buscamos una filosofía de vida alejada de la religión y la mística. Y fue aquí donde me encontré. Se los recomiendo de todo corazón.

Medito y practico mindfulness desde el 2020, un año después comencé a interesarme en el estoicismo e intentar aplicarlo intermitentemente, pero fue apenas hace unos meses que lo tomé en serio y finalmente estoy comenzando a experimentar una vida plena y serena.

En mi juventud, me apodaban Daria y yo me sentía orgullosa, pensaba que se trataba de una personalidad excepcional, una chica inteligente, distinta a las masas. Pero ¿qué sentido tiene ser inteligente e infeliz? Eso no es una virtud, es una reverenda estupidez.

Viví deprimida desde mi infancia. Después de una inmensa travesía, por fin, a los 30 años comencé un tratamiento psiquiátrico, posteriormente me diagnosticaron TLP y TDAH. En unos años logré salir de la depresión, aunque su esencia ya era parte de mí. Probé con la terapia psicológica en varias ocasiones y hoy sé que nunca más lo volvería a hacer.

Soy alcohólica, fumé mota durante distintos periodos de mi vida, la Ayahuasca me hizo ojitos, me obsesioné con el erotismo, probé con el tarot y la astrología, pero nada me complacía.

En mi insaciabilidad, llegué al punto de abandonar a mi familia, me arriesgué y lo perdí todo, me quedé sin hogar, sin sustento y aún sin motivos para vivir.

Pero el estoicismo me ha cambiado, hoy amo mi vida, cada persona con la que cuento, los momentos, las oportunidades, el viento, la luz, los sonidos... Todos y cada uno de los elementos que me conforman.

Por supuesto no estoy 100% complacida y no soy perfecta, pero dejé de buscar y me esfuerzo a cada momento por disfrutar lo efímero de mi existencia. Nunca creí leerme de una forma tan positiva, pero el día llegó y me siento serena.

[volunteerismandanarchy]

We want divine intervention so that our lives will magically be easier. But what about asking for fortitude and strength so you can do what you need to do? ~Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic (p. 276)

Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic (p. 276)