What Ryan Holiday thinks about discipline

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American author of The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy; writes the Reading List book-recommendation email and owns The Painted Porch bookstore in Bastrop, Texas.

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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Ryan Holiday has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 28 Aug 2026

   Our readingBuilding the life you actually want takes discipline: to work out what you want, and to turn down cool, lucrative opportunities.

   Their wordsIt takes discipline. The discipline to figure out what you actually want your life to look like. The discipline to turn down cool, lucrative opportunities.

   ↗The Discipline Required To Create The Life You Wantryanholiday.net 4th of 4 in this piece