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Discipline Is Destiny
Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control | Ryan Holiday
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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 themselvesones emotions, ones thoughts, ones 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.
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lauramisiara
Mehso-so

The book was okay. If anything I found it inspirational and motivating. It describes great leaders and it is a good book to gain insight on how to become a good one. It pushes you and gives you some tips on how to become disciplined but it dragged in a many areas and there weren‘t explicit strategies.

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fredthemoose
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November‘s pick was Discipline is Destiny. I wasn‘t sure about it at first, but ultimately a lot of what he wrote resonated with me, so much that as soon as I finished I re-listened to it. But, November was a good month—strong honorable mentions to Stay True by Hua Hsu and Reagan by Bob Spitz.

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fredthemoose
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Started listening to this and found myself sort of rolling my eyes and thinking, “okaaaaay, Cal Newport,” but as it went on I found a lot of the content actually did really land for me, to the point that once I finished, I immediately listened a second time. The premise is that, rather than self denial, self-discipline is actually the way to achieve contentment and satisfaction. When I let myself let that in I realized he has a point.

fredthemoose I also liked that several of the examples of discipline were of women. Very much appreciated. 5mo
5feet.of.fury I‘ve read some others of his & enjoyed them, I‘ll have to check this one out! 5mo
fredthemoose @5feet.of.fury I thought it was good! After I got past some initial resistance… 🙃 5mo
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DanaR

Hibernating this for a little bit, just because I need some lighter books this season.

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DanaR

Pausing my other books to try and get through this during the loan period. This is the 2nd in his Virtues series, but I have not read the first one. He‘s a great storyteller, I‘m enjoying this so far, especially intertwined with my other Stoic book.

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M.V
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#readathon #readathon2022 #deweys24hoursreadathon 20th hour! #hourlyphoto I did sleep a bit 🤭 back to sprinting in this title, and then we‘ll do an audiobook on our walk!

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