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A review by halsefni
Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
The book details in mini chapters, tales of amazing individuals from history who lead prideful lives only to let their ego get the better of them. Just as it says in the title ego is indeed the enemy and it can eat you up and take over.
The small chapters give way for a very simple structure that is easy to consume and equally as easy to absorb the major talking points. Even though the intended audience seems to be the young upstart entrepreneur types, this book really is for everyone - as none of us are exempt from ego.
It shows how ego can affect you without realizing, how it can destroy you slowly and how to restrain it from damaging you physically. Some of the best advice given are - 'Always being a student creates an artificial ceiling for your ego', 'Passion is form over function while purpose is function, function and function', 'Not letting ego stop you from seeing the big picture', 'Entitlement, Pride, Control all are marks of an egomaniac'.
The small chapters give way for a very simple structure that is easy to consume and equally as easy to absorb the major talking points. Even though the intended audience seems to be the young upstart entrepreneur types, this book really is for everyone - as none of us are exempt from ego.
It shows how ego can affect you without realizing, how it can destroy you slowly and how to restrain it from damaging you physically. Some of the best advice given are - 'Always being a student creates an artificial ceiling for your ego', 'Passion is form over function while purpose is function, function and function', 'Not letting ego stop you from seeing the big picture', 'Entitlement, Pride, Control all are marks of an egomaniac'.