Wisdom Takes Work

Learn. Apply. Repeat.

De: Ryan Holiday

Narrado por: Ryan Holiday

In this much-anticipated final installment in the Stoic Virtues series, Ryan Holiday makes the case for the virtue on which all other virtues depend.

Of all the stoic virtues - courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom - wisdom is the most elusive. This is especially apparent in an age where reaction and idle chatter are rewarded, and restraint and thoughtfulness are unfashionable. The great statesman and philosophers of the past would not be fooled, as we are, by headlines or appearances or the primal pull of tribalism. They knew too much of history, of their own flaws, of the need for collaboration to do any of that. That's wisdom - and we need it more than ever.

Wisdom is Ryan Holiday's guiding principle, and Wisdom Takes Work is the culmination of all his work. Drawing on fascinating stories of the ancient and modern figures alike, Holiday shows how to cultivate wisdom through reading, self-education, and experience. Through the lives of Montaigne, Seneca, Joan Didion, Abraham Lincoln, and others, Holiday teaches us how to listen more than we talk, to think with nuance, to ruthlessly question our own beliefs, and to develop a method of self-education. He argues convincingly for the necessity of mental struggle and warns against taking shortcuts that deprive us of real knowledge. And he shows us how dangerous power and intelligence can be without the tempering influence of wisdom.

An absence of curiosity and prudence is a catastrophe for all of us, argues Ryan Holiday. This incredibly timely book both diagnoses the greatest problem of our current moment and offers solutions for the way forward. Wisdom is work - but it's worth it.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“A deeply thoughtful yet entertainingly readable description of the journey to wisdom by a modern age philosopher. I wish Ryan Holiday had written it, and I’d read it, when I was twenty. Now I hope everyone does.” —General Stanley McChrystal, retired US Army and author of On Character

Not as good as the others- somewhat unhinged

More TDS and Elon derangement syndrome in this one. Sad and very un-Stoic like. A loving heart is the truest wisdom. Little clipped and inserted audio files make it somewhat distracting… there is also some random beeping like a cell phone was going off inside the recording booth.

Mostly a Rant about Elon Musk

I am in no way an apologist for Elon Musk but this book is basically a rant on how bad he is as a human. I am normally a huge fan of Ryan’s work, but this book feels forced and highly politically biased. He starts by discussing how he didn’t really know what direction he wanted to go in, and it shows. Most chapters seem to hone in on some weird obsession with targeting how much he dislikes the person of Elon Musk and his decisions. I didn’t gain much in terms of practical real world advice on wisdom either. I actually took Ryan’s advice and stopped listening to this book about halfway through because it was really not giving me anything of real value.

Bizdom takes Twerk

Feeling a bit foolish with this last purchase. This chapter in Holiday's series feels hollow, void of heart and lacking new, earned-through-research insights. Thankful for the series so far, but now I feel like he's trying to sell me a charm bracelet in literary form.

Elon?? Really?

Listening to all the stories about wise men through time and then there’s a chapter about super fascist and child starver Elon Musk. Cuz he’s a really big book guy and a voracious reader and all.

It made me thing the whole rest or the book was bullshit too.

Not very wise including the 21 century’s second biggest asshole on your book of wise men.

Great advice

Ryan Holiday is a phenomenal writer and narrator I've learned a lot reading and listening to his books. They can be revisited and should be in order to gleam the many valuable lessons within.