Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control (Unabridged) Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control (Unabridged)
The Stoic Virtues Series

Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control (Unabridged‪)‬

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Publisher Description

The instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller!

In his New York Times bestselling book Courage is Calling, author Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a bold and brave life. In this much-anticipated second book of his Stoic Virtue series, Holiday celebrates the awesome power of self-discipline and those who have seized it.


To master anything, one must first master themselves–one’s emotions, one’s thoughts, one’s actions. Eisenhower famously said that freedom is really the opportunity to practice self-discipline. Cicero called the virtue of temperance the polish of life. Without boundaries and restraint, we risk not only failing to meet our full potential and jeopardizing what we have achieved, but we ensure misery and shame. In a world of temptation and excess, this ancient idea is more urgent than ever.

In Discipline is Destiny, Holiday draws on the stories of historical figures we can emulate as pillars of self-discipline, including Lou Gehrig, Queen Elizabeth II, boxer Floyd Patterson, Marcus Aurelius and writer Toni Morrison, as well as the cautionary tales of Napoleon, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Babe Ruth. Through these engaging examples, Holiday teaches readers the power of self-discipline and balance, and cautions against the perils of extravagance and hedonism.

At the heart of Stoicism are four simple virtues: courage, temperance, justice, and wisdom. Everything else, the Stoics believed, flows from them. Discipline is Destiny will guide readers down the path to self-mastery, upon which all the other virtues depend. Discipline is predictive. You cannot succeed without it. And if you lose it, you cannot help but bring yourself failure and unhappiness.

GENRE
Business & Personal Finance
NARRATOR
RH
Ryan Holiday
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
07:23
hr min
RELEASED
2022
September 27
PUBLISHER
Penguin Audio
SIZE
456
MB

Customer Reviews

Yohbat ,

Great Read

I’ve suggested this to a couple friends and greatly enjoyed it myself

Prometheus290 ,

It was okay. Not amazing, but not horrible.

It was okay. Some of the points he made were quite insightful and very applicable to everyday modern life. I did find myself listening but not really paying attention often because he wasn’t able to fully grasp my attention throughout the book. His large use of Greek and historal figures was very cool, but a bit excessive in some cases. Much of this book I felt repeated the same general notions. Overall, not a bad read.

CME47 ,

Fantastic!

Narration is amazing in this could-be-classic. The examples given provide enormous credibility to the points being made. Changed my mindset on a lot of daily tasks and attitudes.

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