The Power of Patience

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"The dish, revenge it yourself quickly is one's first thought and one second thought is the point of that quote which is maybe way to well," he says. "I put my phone on airplane mode and I close all my browsers when I'm interviewing folks ... Gorgvidal"? He doesn't know if that's true but suspects it may be 3,500 years old.

Author Ryan Holiday discusses his book, Conspiracy, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. This is a crazy episode about a crazy book about a crazy set of events--the Hulk Hogan lawsuit against the website Gawker, a lawsuit that was secretly funded by Peter Thiel. Holiday explains how this happened and the lessons for all of us related to conspiracies, patience, strategy, and revenge. Along the way, Holiday discusses his techniques for reading and lessons for how to grab someone's attention when looking for a job or opportunity.