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b020e11	That's Stoic joy--the joy that comes from purpose, excellence, and duty. It's a serious thing--far more serious than a smile or a chipper voice.		Ryan Holiday
05327d7	Who wants to be the person who can never let go? Is there so little meaning in your life that your only pursuit is work until you're eventually carted off in a coffin? Take pride in your work. But it is not all.		Ryan Holiday
5645c1d	There was always the allure of another, better house. There were always distractions, always so many things to do--and the writer's block and insecurity that plagues creative types traveled with him wherever he went.		Ryan Holiday
1e57229	We tell ourselves that we need the right setup before we finally buckle down and get serious. Or we tell ourselves that some vacation or time alone will be good for a relationship or an ailment. This is self-deceit at its finest. It's far better that we become pragmatic and adaptable--able to do what we need to do anywhere, anytime. The place to do your work, to live the good life, is here.		Ryan Holiday
7a6ad8f	How much more harmful are the consequences of anger and grief than the circumstances that aroused them in us!" --MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 11.18.8"		Ryan Holiday
67c7858	shouldn't we be just as invested in building ourselves as we would be to any company?		Ryan Holiday
c73c9e8	In your actions, don't procrastinate. In your conversations, don't confuse. In your thoughts, don't wander. In your soul, don't be passive or aggressive. In your life, don't be all about business." --MARCUS AURELIUS"		Ryan Holiday
2dd4201	Respect the craft and make something beautiful.		Ryan Holiday
c929a3e	Pride takes a minor accomplishment and makes it feel like a major one.		Ryan Holiday
76637d7	An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.		Ryan Holiday
7426573	Apply yourself to thinking through difficulties--		Ryan Holiday
3d7cb73	Success is intoxicating, yet to sustain it requires sobriety. We can't keep learning if we think we already know everything.		Ryan Holiday
a3f4a40	One might say that the ability to evaluate one's own ability is the most important skill of all. Without it, improvement is impossible.	self-improvement	Ryan Holiday
a6c606e	We're not trying to ace tests or impress teachers. We are reading and studying to live, to be good human beings--always and forever.		Ryan Holiday
f7113f2	It takes a special kind of humility to grasp that you know less, even as you know and grasp more and more.		Ryan Holiday
19d06aa	Humility engenders learning because it beats back the arrogance that puts blinders on. It leaves you open for truths to reveal themselves. You don't stand in your own way. . . . Do you know how you can tell when someone is truly humble? I believe there's one simple test: because they consistently observe and listen, the humble improve. They don't assume, 'I know the way.		Ryan Holiday
cc8f4bd	Take it. Eat it until you're sick. Endure it. Quietly brush it off and work harder. Play the game. Ignore the noise; for the love of God, do not let it distract you. Restraint is a difficult skill but a critical one.		Ryan Holiday
a9269f5	The market was inherently unpredictable and often vicious--		Ryan Holiday
ddc2db1	only the rational and disciplined mind could hope to profit from		Ryan Holiday
ddf2fbb	For the rest of his life, the greater the chaos, the calmer Rockefeller would become,		Ryan Holiday
a8f6467	Not many had trained themselves to see opportunity inside this obstacle,		Ryan Holiday
e9a00e7	that what befell them was not unsalvageable misfortune but the gift of education--		Ryan Holiday
01f80a0	You will come across obstacles in life--fair and unfair. And you will discover, time and time again,		Ryan Holiday
ca86b6a	You must realize: Nothing makes us feel this way; we choose to give in to such feelings.		Ryan Holiday
826c180	Or, like Rockefeller, choose not to.		Ryan Holiday
1e425e0	And it is precisely at this divergence--between how Rockefeller perceived his environment		Ryan Holiday
f7d9efb	The more you say," Robert Greene has written, "the more likely you are to say something foolish."		Ryan Holiday
9a81055	It's that kind of energy and creativity and above all faith in yourself that you need right now.		Ryan Holiday
924ddae	Whether you live in the snake pit of Washington, D.C., work among the materialism of Wall Street, or grew up in a closed-minded small town, you can live well. Plenty of others have.		Ryan Holiday
4206965	Don't let perfect be the enemy of good enough"?"		Ryan Holiday
c45f9b0	Perfectionism rarely begets perfection--only disappointment.		Ryan Holiday
79b166a	every rational person can convert any obstacle into the raw material for their own purpose.		Ryan Holiday
30c9d9e	to separate reliable signals from deceptive ones, to filter out prejudice, expectation, and fear.		Ryan Holiday
57442f1	He was inclined to see the opportunity in every disaster. To that		Ryan Holiday
310f506	He had the strength to resist temptation or excitement, no matter how seductive, no matter the situation.		Ryan Holiday
d999be1	that what matters most is not what these obstacles are but how we see them,		Ryan Holiday
a11435e	how we react to them, and whether we keep our composure.		Ryan Holiday
585d4bd	You will learn that this reaction determines how successful we will be in overcoming--		Ryan Holiday
cd62ff9	or possibly thriving because of--them.		Ryan Holiday
da9d94b	Where one person sees a crisis, another can see opportunity.		Ryan Holiday
04d31bf	Where one is blinded by success, another sees reality with ruthless objectivity.		Ryan Holiday
7614f7b	Where one loses control of emotions, another can remain calm.		Ryan Holiday
21ad29d	We can learn to focus on what things really are.		Ryan Holiday
c28c634	Our brains evolved for an environment very different from the one we currently inhabit.		Ryan Holiday

b020e11

That's Stoic joy--the joy that comes from purpose, excellence, and duty. It's a serious thing--far more serious than a smile or a chipper voice.

Ryan Holiday

05327d7

Who wants to be the person who can never let go? Is there so little meaning in your life that your only pursuit is work until you're eventually carted off in a coffin? Take pride in your work. But it is not all.

Ryan Holiday

5645c1d

There was always the allure of another, better house. There were always distractions, always so many things to do--and the writer's block and insecurity that plagues creative types traveled with him wherever he went.

Ryan Holiday

1e57229

We tell ourselves that we need the right setup before we finally buckle down and get serious. Or we tell ourselves that some vacation or time alone will be good for a relationship or an ailment. This is self-deceit at its finest. It's far better that we become pragmatic and adaptable--able to do what we need to do anywhere, anytime. The place to do your work, to live the good life, is here.

Ryan Holiday

7a6ad8f

How much more harmful are the consequences of anger and grief than the circumstances that aroused them in us!" --MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 11.18.8"

Ryan Holiday

67c7858

shouldn't we be just as invested in building ourselves as we would be to any company?

Ryan Holiday

c73c9e8

In your actions, don't procrastinate. In your conversations, don't confuse. In your thoughts, don't wander. In your soul, don't be passive or aggressive. In your life, don't be all about business." --MARCUS AURELIUS"

Ryan Holiday

2dd4201

Respect the craft and make something beautiful.

Ryan Holiday

c929a3e

Pride takes a minor accomplishment and makes it feel like a major one.

Ryan Holiday

76637d7

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Ryan Holiday

7426573

Apply yourself to thinking through difficulties--

Ryan Holiday

3d7cb73

Success is intoxicating, yet to sustain it requires sobriety. We can't keep learning if we think we already know everything.

Ryan Holiday

a3f4a40

One might say that the ability to evaluate one's own ability is the most important skill of all. Without it, improvement is impossible.

self-improvement

Ryan Holiday

a6c606e

We're not trying to ace tests or impress teachers. We are reading and studying to live, to be good human beings--always and forever.

Ryan Holiday

f7113f2

It takes a special kind of humility to grasp that you know less, even as you know and grasp more and more.

Ryan Holiday

19d06aa

Humility engenders learning because it beats back the arrogance that puts blinders on. It leaves you open for truths to reveal themselves. You don't stand in your own way. . . . Do you know how you can tell when someone is truly humble? I believe there's one simple test: because they consistently observe and listen, the humble improve. They don't assume, 'I know the way.

Ryan Holiday

cc8f4bd

Take it. Eat it until you're sick. Endure it. Quietly brush it off and work harder. Play the game. Ignore the noise; for the love of God, do not let it distract you. Restraint is a difficult skill but a critical one.

Ryan Holiday

a9269f5

The market was inherently unpredictable and often vicious--

Ryan Holiday

ddc2db1

only the rational and disciplined mind could hope to profit from

Ryan Holiday

ddf2fbb

For the rest of his life, the greater the chaos, the calmer Rockefeller would become,

Ryan Holiday

a8f6467

Not many had trained themselves to see opportunity inside this obstacle,

Ryan Holiday

e9a00e7

that what befell them was not unsalvageable misfortune but the gift of education--

Ryan Holiday

01f80a0

You will come across obstacles in life--fair and unfair. And you will discover, time and time again,

Ryan Holiday

ca86b6a

You must realize: Nothing makes us feel this way; we choose to give in to such feelings.

Ryan Holiday

826c180

Or, like Rockefeller, choose not to.

Ryan Holiday

1e425e0

And it is precisely at this divergence--between how Rockefeller perceived his environment

Ryan Holiday

f7d9efb

The more you say," Robert Greene has written, "the more likely you are to say something foolish."

Ryan Holiday

9a81055

It's that kind of energy and creativity and above all faith in yourself that you need right now.

Ryan Holiday

924ddae

Whether you live in the snake pit of Washington, D.C., work among the materialism of Wall Street, or grew up in a closed-minded small town, you can live well. Plenty of others have.