Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsMeet Ryan HolidayWhy Ryan Holiday Is Mentally StrongWhat You’ll Hear on the ShowWhat You’ll Learn About Mental Health and Mental StrengthQuotes From RyanMore About the Podcast
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Table of Contents
Meet Ryan Holiday
Why Ryan Holiday Is Mentally Strong
What You’ll Hear on the Show
What You’ll Learn About Mental Health and Mental Strength
Quotes From Ryan
More About the Podcast
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OnThe Verywell Mind Podcast, Amy Morin, LCSW, interviews authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and other inspirational people about the strategies that help them think, feel, and do their best in life.
Ryan Holiday is a number one New York Times bestselling author and media strategist. He’s written more than a dozen books, including “Ego Is the Enemy,” “The Daily Stoic,” “The Obstacle Is the Way,” and “Stillness Is the Key.”
He’s also the host of a popular podcast called “The Daily Stoic.”
His newest book, “Discipline Is Destiny,” is part of a series he’s written on “The Stoic Virtues.”
Ryan studies stoicism and his book reflects upon what he’s been learning. He takes complex ideas and presents them in a very simple manner.
He uses historical examples and talks about how to apply the principles to modern life.
He also shares some of the ways in which he applies the principles to his daily life. But he’s honest about the struggles he has along the way. For example, there’s a section at the back of his book about how he struggled tostay disciplinedwhile writing it.
How to Be More Productive
There’s a clear link between discipline andmental health. A lack of discipline can lead to chaos, which might stir up anxiety or lead todepression.
Becoming more disciplined can help people gain a sense of control over themselves and their lives.
But mental health problems can make it difficult to be disciplined sometimes. Despite the extra challenges though, it’s possible to develop more discipline one small step at a time.
That might involve remembering to take your medication every day. Or, it could involve doing the dishes every day. Build on those little things and you’ll start to develop a more disciplined life.
Ryan HolidayIf you were saying to me, ‘My life is chaotic and dysfunctional. I’m not someone who’s good with discipline. Where should I start?’ I would tell you to start with what time you’re going to bed and when you wake up because these are really easy quantifiable things to bring order to a disordered sphere.
Ryan Holiday
If you were saying to me, ‘My life is chaotic and dysfunctional. I’m not someone who’s good with discipline. Where should I start?’ I would tell you to start with what time you’re going to bed and when you wake up because these are really easy quantifiable things to bring order to a disordered sphere.
Motivation: The Driving Force Behind Our Actions
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