Holiday, author of The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy draws on timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy to show why slowing down is the secret weapon for those charging ahead.
The Stillness that we all seek is the path to meaning, contentment, and excellence in a world that needs more of it than ever..
Stillness Is the Key offers a simple but inspiring antidote to the stress of 24/7 news and social media.
They face obstacles and egos and competition.
More than ever, people are overwhelmed.
Holiday also examines figures who exemplified the power of stillness: baseball player Sadaharu Oh, whose study of Zen made him the greatest home run hitter of all time
Winston Churchill, who in balancing his busy public life with time spent laying bricks and painting at his Chartwell estate managed to save the world from annihilation in the process
Fred Rogers, who taught generations of children to see what was invisible to the eye
Anne Frank, whose journaling and love of nature guided her through unimaginable adversity.
Drawing on a wide range of history\'s greatest thinkers, from Confucius to Seneca, Marcus Aurelius to Thich Nhat Hanh, John Stuart Mill to Nietzsche, he argues that Stillness is not mere inactivity, but the doorway to self-mastery, discipline, and focus.
In this book, he outlines a path for achieving this ancient, but urgently necessary way of living.
Ryan Holiday calls it stillness--to be steady while the world spins around you.
To achieve happiness and do the right thing.
To avoid distraction and discover great insights.
It enables them to conquer their tempers.
All great leaders, thinkers, artists, athletes, and visionaries share one indelible quality.
In his new book, Stillness Is the Key , Holiday draws on timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy to show why slowing down is the secret weapon for those charging ahead.
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller & Wall Street Journal Bestseller In The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy , bestselling author Ryan Holiday made ancient wisdom wildly popular with a new generation of leaders in sports, politics, and technology.
Holiday, author of The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy draws on timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy to show why slowing down is the secret weapon for those charging ahead
