Do You Struggle With Specialization?

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I think there's definitely diminishing returns. And so the miopic or relentless polishing of skills could push you into work a hollism, or what have you. There's this weird line between enjoying the mastery of getting better and suffering the pain of doing nothing but that. I see this an ain my academic life, a specialization for the rewards of specialization. Eventually can become yere's rewards for it, obviously, but it can become so narrow that,. yes....

In this episode of Deep Questions we try something a little different: our first guest!

Bestselling author Ryan Holiday joins me to help answer reader questions, as well as more than a few queries from me. We cover a variety of topics, including his life as a writer living on a ranch, how he fosters discipline, the impact of our diminishing reading culture, and why everyone keeps trying to get me to move to Austin.

Be sure to check out Ryan's new book: LIVES OF THE STOICS (https://dailystoic.com/preorder).

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Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.