1155: Ryan Holiday

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

In this episode, Sal, Adam and Justin speak with best selling author, Ryan Holiday.

• How Ryan was talking about ‘fake news’ before it was cool. (2:30)
• The concept of ‘yellow journalism’. (7:45)
• Why the more polarizing information we get, the more likely we are to react to it. (9:28)
• How you get what you pay for and the importance of long-form conversations. (12:15)
• What is the most alarming trend he sees? (15:42)
• The significance of digital wellness: How to use technology and NOT be controlled by it. (18:55)
• Is stoicism having a comeback? (21:45)
• How does he define stoicism? (25:42)
• Why sometimes the best thing you can do is go back into the work. (26:37)
• Can these teachings be just as effective if you don’t believe in the metaphysical? (31:35)
• Does he have a code he lives by? (34:05)
• Why certain things matter more TODAY than ever. (36:06)
• The historical stories no one knows about. (42:15)
• How was he introduced to stoicism and did it contribute to dropping out of college? (45:33)
• How no man steps in the same river twice. (49:35)
• What have his children taught him? (51:49)
• If you don’t have any critics you aren’t doing anything interesting. (59:13)
• What books have been impactful on his life? (1:02:45)
• Is he motivated by money? (1:04:12)
• The formula for his writing process. (1:06:23)
• Does he know when he has a hit on his hands? (1:11:00)
• Why he thinks in the long term and doesn’t play the comparison game. (1:12:15)
• The value of autonomy and being in control of your own destiny. (1:15:48)
• Why he lives his life NOT out of a place of want. (1:17:50)

Featured Guest/People Mentioned

• Ryan Holiday (@ryanholiday) Instagram
• Website
• Jordan Peterson (@jordan.b.peterson) Instagram
• Mark Manson (@markmanson) Instagram
• Joe Rogan (@joerogan) Instagram
• Dr. Drew Pinsky (@drdrewpinsky) Instagram
• Brian Koppelman (@briankoppelman) Twitter
• Casey Neistat (@caseyneistat) Instagram
• Aubrey Marcus (@aubreymarcus) Instagram

Related Links/Products Mentioned

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• Ryan Holiday books
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• UNFRIENDLY SKIES?
• Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World - Book by Cal Newport
• 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos - Book by Jordan Peterson
• Mind Pump 1050: Mark Manson- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
• Dr. Drew - Ryan Holiday [Episode 393]
• HumanProgress.org
• The Daily Dad - Every Dad Needs a Little Help
• Joe Rogan Experience #1208 - Jordan Peterson
• Douglas MacArthur: American Warrior – Book by Arthur Herman
• The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life - Book by David Brooks
• Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World - Book by David Epstein
• The Key To Universal Peak Performance with Ryan Holiday | #225 Aubrey Marcus Podcast