Ryan: I think when I was younger, the idea of deliberately waiting on something was inconceivable to me. The results that patience is hard, but what you get on the other side of patience is wonderful. Ryan: Some of us have the characteristic that all fruits seem sweet to us are sweet enough. May I ask how old you are, Ryan? I turned 35 this year.
Author Ryan Holiday talks about his book, Discipline Is Destiny, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Holiday discusses the mentor who taught him discipline, the self-control of Queen Elizabeth, the world-champion boxer who counseled the man who defeated him in the ring, and the forgotten Roman emperor who helped make Marcus Aurelius the man he would become.