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Bezig met laden... Stillness is the key (editie 2019)door Ryan Holiday
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Basically, one guy's interpretation of what other people have written, and in some cases, what he thinks they might have been thinking. Followed by unsuccessful attempts to tie it all together into one overarching concept. Formulaic, and in some cases pretty obvious and banal. Don't read him, or take his interpretations as gospel. Read the works he references instead. I picked up this book not knowing anything about it. It looked like one of those spiritual airy-fairy self-help books, judging by its title. I started browsing through it, and it looked sort of interesting. I decided to read it and was most pleasantly surprised by a nice personal stillness guide book. In this age of anxiety (and I suffered a lot during the pandemic and associated political upheaval in the past few years), I found this to be a helpful book indeed. It centers on personal calm, how to be grounded, and gives practical advice how to achieve this. I think that if one would read this book again from time to time, a different chapter would stand out with each reread. At the particular time I was reading this book, the chapter about anger made the most sense to me and gave me the best advice. I like that the author used multiple credible sources of information from olden times to present day to supply the reader with facts and quotes. His writing was done so well and was so inspiring that I would seek out other works by him in the future. In bite size chapters, Ryan Holiday doles out a lot of wisdom on "stillness". At times I impatiently wanted to rush through this book ... and often I was frustrated because the topic changed just as my interest was piqued. Nothing was truly mind-blowing or new. However, I did subscribe to his newsletter afterwards so he's doing something for me. He has some really great nuggets of wisdom which I would prefer in a different format. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML:Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller & Wall Street Journal Bestseller In The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, bestselling 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 stillnessâ??to be steady while the world spins around you. In this book, 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 ev Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This book is packed with so much wisdom. Holiday really breaks down useful practices for mind, body, and soul to help us all achieve the stillness we should in order to be our best selves. But it's not just Holiday spouting out what to do, it's real world examples from well-known historical figures as well as wisdom from countless spiritual and political leaders. My only criticism is just a note for me to remember to keep a highlighter next to the bed so I don't ruin the book by earmarking so many pages for reference/re-reading. **sigh** ( )