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)

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