Stillness Is the Key

De: Ryan Holiday

Narrado por: Ryan Holiday

Instant number one New York Times best seller and Wall Street Journal best seller

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.

©2019 Ryan Holiday (P)2019 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"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)

"Whether you are an athlete, an investor, a writer or an entrepreneur, this little but wise and soulful book will open the door to a healthier, less anxious and more productive life and career." (Arianna Huffington)

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.

Modern day version of Seneca’s Letters

Fantastic book which appeared like a collection of essays.
So many take aways which I will be applying to my life and I will definitely be listening to this again.

A life changer

Another great book by Ryan Holiday. Stillness is full of tangible as well as non-tangible tried and true practices to do that will make anyone’s life better for the short and long run. Listen to or read this book immediately to find peace, relief and long lasting success.

What a book!

Another awesome expression from Ryan Holiday. I could not stop once I started. I even went back and re-read much of this book to hopefully make it stick. Great read full of thoughtful convicting words for future approaches...for the better.

Big fan of Ryan Holiday

He has a wonderful grasp on truth. He guides the listener/reader through are shared human experiences. Through history past and present he shows why stillness is key.

Awesome book

This book has something for everyone
It’s a book I would read again
Well written

Should improve your appreciation of life

Ryan did it again. Amazing book. Lots of examples

Lots of great examples. His voice is also perfect for the audio book. Very calming yet interesting.

Another great Ryan Holiday book

Ryan Holiday delivers again. I've been a huge fan of his work since I first read the Obstacle is the Way. His other works have been more philosophical and internal, I found stillness is the key to be a more practical implementation of how to cultivate a stoic way of life.

Great book

great book about stoicism. Ryan holiday has become one of my favorite authors. I am sure that I will reread this book again.

great book

great addition to my stoic life, focused on all aspects of understanding our philosophy