My copy of the book is (literally) nearly all marked up. And, of course, he shows us how to mitigate its effects by employing the proper virtues at the proper time. Moreover, as NY Times Bestselling author Ryan Holiday states in his must read book Ego is the Enemy, ego is the enemy.

Ryan shows us how our ego rears its head during the three (repeating) critical phases of our lives: Aspire + Success + Failure. When your identity is tied to your goals it leads to one thing and one thing onlyEGO. But, i f you have any ambition at all, you’ve likely noticed that you have a bit of an ego that goes with it. Katabasis directly translates as ‘going down.’ Katabasis relates to the frequent instances of characters falling and reaching distinct lows within Greek mythology. We’ll explore it more in the first Big Idea. In Ego is the Enemy, Holiday utilizes the Greek word katabasis. The whole conversation around ego can be a complicated one. I read it in essentially one sitting-with my AM trip to the park with Emerson as an intermission. It’s fantastic.Īs with The Obstacle, Ryan writes in an incredibly compelling, simple, smart style-integrating ancient wisdom with modern stories to bring the wisdom home. Įgo Is the Enemy is now one of my favorite books of 2016.

Our guide, Ryan Holiday, wrote one of my favorite books of 2015: The Obstacle Is the Way.

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