Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 31: RYAN HOLIDAY on Ranch Life, Fostering Discipline, and the Loss of Reading Culture

Sep 28, 2020

Ryan Holiday, bestselling author and stoicism advocate, shares insights from his life on a ranch. He discusses fostering discipline and the impact of our declining reading culture. The conversation touches on the trend of relocating to Austin, the balance of urban and rural life, and the interplay of solitude and creativity. Holiday also delves into his reading habits and the evolving definitions of success in writing, emphasizing personal fulfillment over external validation.

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04:09

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02:00

Intro

4min

The Great Migration: California to Texas

3min

Balancing Urban and Rural Life

4min

Cultivating Creativity Through Clarity

8min

The Interplay of Solitude and Discipline in Creative Work

3min

Exploring Reading Habits and Writing Insights

15min

The Evolving Landscape of Literary Success

15min

Bridging Academia and Public Discourse

22min

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.

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