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Stillness Is the Key
- Narrated by: Ryan Holiday
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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- Categories: Relationships, Parenting & Personal Development, Personal Development
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In The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, best-selling author Ryan Holiday made ancient wisdom wildly popular with a new generation of leaders in sports, politics, and technology. In his new book, Stillness Is the Key, Holiday draws on timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy to show why slowing down is the secret weapon for those charging ahead.
All great leaders, thinkers, artists, athletes, and visionaries share one indelible quality. It enables them to conquer their tempers. To avoid distraction and discover great insights. To achieve happiness and do the right thing. Ryan Holiday calls it stillness - to be steady while the world spins around you. In this audiobook, he outlines a path for achieving this ancient, but urgently necessary way of living. Drawing on a wide range of history's greatest thinkers, from Confucius to Seneca, Marcus Aurelius to Thich Nhat Hanh, John Stuart Mill to Nietzsche, he argues that stillness is not mere inactivity, but the doorway to self-mastery, discipline, and focus.
Holiday also examines figures who exemplified the power of stillness: baseball player Sadaharu Oh, whose study of Zen made him the greatest home run hitter of all time; Winston Churchill, who in balancing his busy public life with time spent laying bricks and painting at his Chartwell estate managed to save the world from annihilation in the process; Fred Rogers, who taught generations of children to see what was invisible to the eye; Anne Frank, whose journaling and love of nature guided her through unimaginable adversity. More than ever, people are overwhelmed. They face obstacles and egos and competition. Stillness Is the Key offers a simple but inspiring antidote to the stress of 24/7 news and social media. The stillness that we all seek is the path to meaning, contentment, and excellence in a world that needs more of it than ever.
What the critics say
"In this age of manufactured outrage and constant distraction, the ability to choose a focused inner stillness is arguably more important than ever before. Ryan Holiday’s book revives ancient wisdom that calls for a quiet life in a noisy and restless world." (Mark Manson, number one best-selling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck)
"The next Malcolm Gladwell. Ryan Holiday's just brilliant." (Lance Armstrong)
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- Mark
- 2020-04-07
More of the same
I’ve read Ego & Obstacle and really enjoyed them. This book was more or less the same. Short chapters, historical figure study, common sense philosophy lessons. Ryan is a poor reader and really doesn’t do his writings any justice with a monotone, uninteresting voice and cadence. Found myself counting down on this book anxiously awaiting jumping over to my next book. Some good lessons here, but if you’ve already read his other books, it’s just more of the same.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-03-03
Best book I’ve ever listened to
After having an audible account for years and listening to thousands of books, this one stands alone as my favourite.
If other books are a 10; this one must then be a 20.
Someday I would love to travel from my home in the Ottawa Valley and travel to Texas to shake Ryan’s hand.
I am a better man today for having listened to this and by more importantly taking the time to be still.
Cory
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- Lesley S.
- 2019-10-08
A great read!
Another very helpful book on my minimalst journey. Lots of wonderful stories, references and ideas. A practical book for anyone looking to simplify and bring more meaning to their lives.
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- Roxane
- 2021-06-11
never upset with the books of Ryan
I loved it , simple and so profound ! it's my second book of his and I will keep reading his books
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- Jeph Maystruck
- 2020-03-11
Really enjoyed this book
I like how Ryan writes, it's easy to get through! When I hit the last chapter I was honestly sad it was over. Some great lessons within. Disciplined in your discipline, moderate in your moderation. Love it!
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- Gerry Pepin
- 2019-10-11
Was ok to begin with...
Performance is boring and monotone, some of the stories were ok until the... Religious blah blah blah? Save your money, move along.
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- wazeez najjar
- 2022-05-15
changed me
Loved it Nd loved the fact that Ryan Holiday him self was reading im making to progress in my life because of this book.
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- Michel Lefebvre
- 2022-02-02
A lighthouse for the soul
To build, to grow, to be the best version of yourself, Stillness is the key. A great book of stoics stories from 2000 years old to present time that let you touch some timeless wisdom on stillness. A must read amidst challenges and difficult times!
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- Xiaowei Zhang
- 2021-11-13
one of the best book ive listened to
The narrator (author) is great in his delivery. the book is full of insights and easy to listen to. I fully recommend.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2021-02-25
Great book!
Great book from start to finish! Ryan Holiday's books are so consistently well-written, interesting and thought provoking.
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- Bitsy
- 2019-10-22
Wisdom Doesn't Change
For anyone who dislikes history or philosophy, try this book. Its message isn't new, but has been around for 2,000 years. Holiday manages to establish an elegant nexus between the wisdom of the stoics and the challenges of the noisy, frenetic, time in which we live. Stillness is necesary now more than ever.
I prefer listening to the author's voice and not the voice of a narrator. Holiday's cadence is his own; the cadence is lovely and would be lost with someone else reading his words. I hope this is not Holday's last book and that he continues to share with us his insights.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-10-22
Be still and listen
Fresh off of my first listen and I can attest it’s worth the money and time. I rarely, if ever, listen to an audiobook from start to finish in one day but I could not stop listening to this one. I love how the author weaves interesting historical stories in and out of the teachings in this book. And calls back to them over multiple chapters. It builds the book as a real-life reference to how stillness can/should be used.
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- Lilianni D.
- 2019-10-25
Very similar to the other books of him
This is not a waist of time you will learn and enjoy it, the only thing is that is somehow repetitive about the stories and teaching of the other books of him (Ego is the enemy and the obstacle is the way)
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- Kat Niewiadomska
- 2019-12-31
Great content stilted by performance
Great content that was unfortunately detracted
From by the voice of the narrator and the performance. I had to force myself to keep listening despite being so irritated by it. I recommend you read this book instead.
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- JB
- 2019-10-01
A framework for a balanced life.
Ryan Holiday is one of my favorite writers, and same for many of my friends and clients. All entrepreneurs or creators that strive to maximize what they're able to accomplish in our short time on this world. But what's beyond just the maximization of efficiency? What about the maximization of wellbeing? The mental health side of our VC/startup/side hustle culture is often overshadowed or entirely ignored. What if we applied the same strategic thinking that we apply to our work, to our wellbeing? Ryan is asking the questions here that are more valuable than perhaps anything you'll pull off a self help aisle. Because as I've seen time and time again, with my clients and even personally, it doesn't matter how successful you may appear to be socially or financially - no more money or fame can replace the feeling of intentional inner stillness in your life. Until you can hold ownership over your inner world, the anxiety, and stress, you are owned by the outside world. Please Ryan, keep writing and fighting the good fight, you inspire me brother.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-11-01
so much yes
I've been struggling to find a framework to pull myself out of a rut. As an atheist, a lot of advice or guidance comes from various religious texts, which just don't jive for me. But this book probably gave me exactly what I needed, and a new path of self exploration through study of stoicism and philosophy. well done book and a good narration.
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- LoveLosAngeles
- 2019-10-23
I can’t handle the narration
Author/narrator’s speaking cadence is annoying and it sounds like he’s wearing a retainer. You have to be in the mood to listen to a long history story after story.
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- Mark
- 2019-10-04
Supremely Satisfying Synthesis!
I'm a long time Holiday fan but who cares? Urge your friends to read this one first. WOW. Gentle synthesis of the commonalities of so many philosophies and primary religions. it's as though the spirit of the universe is right here and inside a still river runs deep. Guided by Epictetus, Seneca, Buddha and Aurelius, we see Woods, Merton, Jordan, Cherney, Huffington, Lincoln, Kennedy... Stillness is indeed the key. Yes, I'm excited to write this review, but in so doing my centered, grounded, deliberate sentiments are delivered in gratitude. Quiet. Still.
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- Corey A Liepelt
- 2019-10-23
Good book, bad narration
With very few exceptions, authors should not narrate their own audiobooks. Ryan Holiday is an accomplished author who is interesting to listen to when interviewed, but he is not a professional voiceover. Although I enjoyed the content of this book, listening to Holiday read it with awkward breaks between words and phrases was a challenge that ultimately detracted from my enjoyment.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2019-10-08
Needs to be read by a professional voice talent
I was excited to get this title, but quickly disappointed. The author, who undoubtedly is talented at writing, decided that he's also a professional voice talent. He is not. The pace and cadence, along with his tone, made it unlistenable. Within a half hour I knew I wouldn't be able to listen to the rest, and returned the title. Will have to get the book and do it the old fashioned way.
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- Vincent Karaboulad
- 2019-10-30
An inspiring read...
Despite an annoying transition music and an overly judgmental stance on interpersonal relationships. Also, it’s a shame the book ended on an advertisement section, Memento Mori would have been great last words.
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- 2020-02-22
Thank you Ryan !
So well written. We need this message more than ever ! It has guided me and will guide my life to the path of stillness.