The Importance of Long Form Thinking in the Age of Twitter Culture

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There is a lack of long-form thinking in today's Twitter-based culture. The writer discusses the potential impact of a thinker who can strip away the politics and focus on deep issues that resonate with people's aspirations. While the writer acknowledges that this kind of thinking may require an idiosyncratic and intellectually powerful individual, they believe that young writers should strive to bring back long-form thinking, encouraging dialectical collision and the growth of intellectual roots.

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.