Right Thing, Right Now: Good Values. Good Character. Good Deeds. (Unabridged)
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4.3 • 18 Ratings
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Publisher Description
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a life of self-discipline. In this much-anticipated third installment in the Stoic Virtues series, he argues for the necessity of doing what’s right – even when it isn’t easy
For the ancients, everything worth pursuing in life flowed from a strong sense of justice—or one’s commitment to doing the right thing, no matter how difficult. In order to be courageous, wise, and self-disciplined, one must begin with justice. The influence of the modern world often tells us that acting justly is optional. Holiday argues that that’s simply untrue—and the fact that so few people today have the strength to stand by their convictions explains much about why we’re so unhappy.
In Right Thing, Right Now, Holiday draws on fascinating stories of historical figures such as Marcus Aurelius, Florence Nightingale, Jimmy Carter, Gandhi, and Frederick Douglass, whose examples of kindness, honesty, integrity, and loyalty we can emulate as pillars of upright living. Through the lives of these role models, readers learn the transformational power of living by a moral code and, through the cautionary tales of unjust leaders, the consequences of an ill-formed conscience.
The Stoics never claimed that living justly was easy, only that it was necessary. And that the alternative—sacrificing our principles for something lesser—was considered only by cowards and fools. Right Thing, Right Now is a powerful antidote to the moral failures of our modern age, and a manual for living virtuously.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In an age in which we’re more interconnected than ever before, knowing that you’re treating others with integrity can feel like a daunting challenge—unless you have this simple yet brilliant listen to draw on. In this book in Ryan Holiday’s Stoic Virtues Series, he explains how the ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism can be used to achieve justice in the modern world. The fundamental idea is that focusing our energies on our own growth is great, but it isn’t enough. Stoic philosophy also involves considering how our actions impact others. Through historical examples like Marcus Aurelius, Rosa Parks, and Albert Schweitzer, Holiday explores how, in the same way Stoicism teaches us to deal with our fear, it also teaches us to deal with our outrage—often by standing up and taking action. The next time you feel helpless about the lack of fairness in the world, let Holiday’s clear writing and practiced, easygoing narration give you the tools to become empowered.
Customer Reviews
The Best in the Series
In the afterward Holiday notes he suspects that this title in the series won’t do as well as the others, alluding to the content and the challenge it is to wrestle with Justice as a virtue. PLEASE overcome your apprehensions if you have any. This was EASILY my favourite in the series. It was rich with beautiful layers of anecdotes that were both progressive and sympathetic to traditionalists. The other books in the series will make me a better version of myself; ‘ Right Thing, Right Now,’ has accomplished the same, with the added bonus of inviting me into better citizenship overall. And to that end, I believe it has the power to not just make me the best version of myself, but to make this world a better version of itself as well.