Ego Is the Enemy

Ego Is the Enemy

by Ryan Holiday

5 mentors recommend this 250 pages

Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego. Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. With success, it can blind us to our faults and sow future problems. In failure, it magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. At every stage, ego holds us back. Ego Is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to history. We meet

ISBN: 9781781257029

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"Filled with unforgettable stories and moments in history that will serve as guide rails to help us when we invariably fall off course."

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Mark Manson

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"Takes an age-old message, a message you see bandied about in a million self-help books about the ego, but gives it a serious philosophical treatment and grounds it with countless historical examples."

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