How Ryan Holiday Finds Books To Read

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Ryan Holiday finds books to read by following a chain method. He looks for books mentioned in the book he's currently reading and reads those. He explores related authors and books mentioned in those books, creating overlapping ideas and connections. He avoids random reading and seeks out connections between books. By reading related and overlapping topics, Ryan is able to read faster and skim through material.

In April 1960, the writer Richard Whalen was trying to meet with Diane Nash and the sit-in students for a Time Magazine cover story. These young college students had suddenly become the focus of an immense amount of attention, not just from the press but from the police and politicians and the rest of the civil rights leaders (we have a great podcast episode on the Stoicism of the Civil Rights movements here with Thomas Ricks).

How were these kids going to upend years of stymied racial progress?

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And in today's Ask Daily Stoic, Ryan answers questions covering topics that include the top five Stoic habits that can improve your life, strategies for staying calm in difficult situations, how to find good books to read, and more,

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