You Can't Just Run Away, You've Got to Find Something That Works

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i think creating space, time and place to do the deep work is really, really important. Some of the most famous writers and artists of the nineteenth and twentieth century did all their work in busy, loud cities. i would call it stillness in your book, and i would use the term solitude. But if it's you alone with your own thoughts, observing the world around you, you are in a state of solitude....

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.