Ego is the Enemy
By: Ryan Holiday
Publisher: Portfolio / Penguin, an imprint ofPenguin Random House LLC
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781591847816
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Conduct of life; Egoism; Success; Ambition
Description: Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego. Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. With success, it can blind us to our faults and sow future problems. In failure, it magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. At every stage, ego holds us back. Ego Is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to history. We meet fascinating figures such as George Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who all reached the highest levels of power and success by conquering their own egos. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well. In an era that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion, the battle against ego must be fought on many fronts. Armed with the lessons in this book, as Holiday writes, "you will be less invested in the story you tell about your own specialness, and as a result, you will be liberated to accomplish the world-changing work you've set out to achieve."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224).
Table of contents: title: The Painful Prologue
pagenum: xix; title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: Part I
title: Aspire; title: Talk, Talk, Talk
pagenum: 23; title: To Be or to Do?
pagenum: 29; title: Become a Student
pagenum: 36; title: Don't Be Passionate
pagenum: 44; title: Follow the Canvas Strategy
pagenum: 51; title: Restrain Yourself
pagenum: 59; title: Get Out of Your Own Head
pagenum: 66; title: The Danger of Early Pride
pagenum: 73; title: Work, Work, Work
pagenum: 79; title: For Everything That Comes Next, Ego is the Enemy…
pagenum: 85; label: Part II
title: Success; title: Always Stay a Student
pagenum: 101; title: Don't Tell Yourself a Story
pagenum: 107; title: What's Important to You?
pagenum: 114; title: Entitlement, Control, and Paranoia
pagenum: 120; title: Managing Yourself
pagenum: 126; title: Beware the Disease of Me
pagenum: 132; title: Meditate on the Immensity
pagenum: 138; title: Maintain Your Sobriety
pagenum: 144; title: For What Often Comes Next, Ego is the Enemy…
pagenum: 150; label: Part III
title: Failure; title: Alive Time or Dead Time?
pagenum: 170; title: The Effort is Enough
pagenum: 175; title: _Fight Club_ Moments
pagenum: 182; title: Draw the Line
pagenum: 188; title: Maintain Your Own Scorecard
pagenum: 195; title: Always Love
pagenum: 200; title: For Everything That Comes Next, Ego is the Enemy…
pagenum: 208; title: Epilogue
pagenum: 211; title: What Should You Read Next?
pagenum: 219; title: Selected Bibliography
pagenum: 221; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 225