The Most Famous People of All Time

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Even Marcus Aurelius wrote about it. Like how many people who thought they were the greatest person in the world ended up turned into a statue that eventually turned into dust itself, you know. You're joining a class that's tens of thousands of people throughout US history. The vast majority of which have been utterly and completely forgotten. It doesn't take long depending on when you were born to be totally unfamiliar to me.

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Bestselling author Ryan Holiday discusses his newest book Discipline is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control. He makes the case that in a world where most things are literally at our fingertips, discipline becomes a virtue of great importance. It’s what helps us remain in check and avoid ruin, imbalance, dysfunction, or dependency.

Ryan Holiday is one of the world's bestselling living philosophers. His books like The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic, and the #1 New York Times bestseller Stillness Is the Key appear in more than 40 languages and have sold more than 5 million copies. Together, they've spent over 300 weeks on the bestseller lists. He lives outside Austin with his wife and two boys...and a small herd of cows and donkeys and goats. His bookstore, The Painted Porch, sits on historic Main St in Bastrop, Texas.