Wisdom Takes Work
Living the Examined Life
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Publishing:21st Oct '25
£15.99
This title is due to be published on 21st October, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
The final installment in the New York Times bestselling Stoic Virtues series: the essential, life-changing and hard-won virtue of wisdom
Wisdom depends on curiosity. It demands humility. It requires a willingness to learn from the past in order to overcome the obstacles of the present - and we need it more than ever. In this fourth and final instalment of his bestselling Stoic Virtues series, Ryan Holiday reveals a method of self-education that can be honed throughout our lives. Drawing on stories of the Stoics, the Buddha, and modern greats from Abraham Lincoln to Joan Didion, he shows how to cultivate wisdom through reading, contemplation and discernment. He teaches us how to think critically, listen intently and escape the traps of tribalism, certainty and self-righteousness. As the Stoics knew, all other virtues depend on wisdom. It takes work. But it's worth it.
PRAISE FOR THE STOIC VIRTUES SERIES * : *
Holiday has the wisdom of someone that has lived many lives -- Steven Bartlett
An urgent call to arms for each and all of us -- Matthew McConaughey
Ryan Holiday is a genius -- Chris Evans
A clear and inspiring guide -- Robert Greene
A message all of us need to hear -- Arnold Schwarzenegger
A gift to humanity -- Dr. Edith Eva Eger
Ryan Holiday has helped bring the ancient teaching of Stoicism to millions of readers - from athletes and politicians to CEOs. * Good Morning America *
Some authors give advice. Ryan Holiday distills wisdom -- Cal Newport
Holiday has the wisdom of someone that has lived many lives [and] his books have played an important part in my development ... his ability to reach back into history and pull out wisdom that is relevant to people has had a profound impact, stretching across the world and reaching into so many peoples daily lives -- Steven Bartlett
One of my favourite authors ... his books touch on tangible things that humans can correct about themselves immediately, because it's really about being the best version of yourself -- Charlamagne tha God
Ryan Holiday is among the most psychologically wise writers I know -- Angela Duckworth
ISBN: 9781788166294
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256 pages
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