I've Written 8 Bestsellers Using This Reading Strategy | Ryan Holiday

[@DailyStoic]

Thanks for watching! Check out the Daily Stoic Read To Lead Challenge for more reading strategies: dailystoic.com/read

[@MarcusIman]

Can you make a catalog of your library and post it?

[@andreipirlea3102]

You are really admirable. You have my good thoughts.

[@v.an.2876]

Huge fan, can you please make a video on your reading list

[@Xylo58]

I can’t tell you how reading has impacted my life. I started young and still read every night before going to bed. The first most significant book I read was The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho. It opened my mind to a new way of thinking and expanded my horizon. It led me to study philosophy and stoicism. Thank you for your amazing material. I’m so much more in tune with myself and the world around me. 👍

[@khier-eddinehennaoui9783]

Too bad its didnt affect me the way its did to you .

[@flameofwisdom5008]

Andre Gravel The Alchemist is my favorite book, it was the first book I read multiple times back to back

[@extradipofhoney6189]

Just finished the first chapter of The Alchemist and I feel the same. Can’t wait to finish it

[@feralkat9370]

@@khier-eddinehennaoui9783 Agree The Alchemist was a waste of time. A few nuggets in it were not original and it dragged quite a bit. It was super hyped, prob by a great marketing team from the publisher, so was recommended for my Book Club. Kinda like the The Emperor's New Clothes! Lol

[@thelaurels13]

Reading really help me with my depression. Reading is a sanctuary for me, it’s where I go to forget the world for an hour or two daily. I can’t ever imagine not reading books.

[@colossusrevolt3543]

Well, everybody has it's approaches I suppose, reading philosophy helps me with my bipolar, exactly because it makes me face reality head on 😂 Two completely different approaches, yet the same significance in mental health management!

[@ifeanyiobi6958]

Hey Ryan, run a list of you “Life Shelf” that’d be so helpful! Thanks for these awesome videos! Enjoy!

[@Josh-fc1rr]

I'm a High School ELA teacher, and this system has helped me up my game enormously.

[@LabeaudLLC]

Ryan, thank you for living your life in such an impactful and powerful way. Thank you for sharing these books.

[@ruggiapeace]

Love how you geek out on books. Inspiring future libraries.

[@billyjack42]

Words are so powerful and amazing. Thanks for sharing, Ryan.

[@MichaelNealeYT]

This is an excellent technique to use and one that I am looking to build the habit of doing myself. It's very similar, if not the same as the Zettlekasten method where thoughts are kept in a slip box and ordered by topic. My next step is making reading a higher priority in my daily routine

[@luc_dogg]

More videos like this 🙌

[@3Dhyana]

Great! I no longer feel guilty about writing in books

[@rafeeqwarfield9690]

literally me

[@ufolev]

Please, make a top 10 list of your favorite books.Thank you for this video!

[@kingofyoutube9318]

Go to his website

[@dbremont]

Thanks, I used to naively organize the notes in terms of the books (like a summary), When I should have organized the notes in terms of topics, and relathem them with other notes. So I will improve my notetaking system. Bu the way, for retention anki is a good tool. Nice day, guys !!!

[@whatsupdanger3045]

Life Shelf. I love that! Definitely doing that.

[@LuisPerez-st8ju]

Awesome! Simpy enjoying these books and the daily stoic. Thanks for what you do.

[@addansteelbane3536]

I love the life bookshelf idea!

[@JoelleFromParis]

Ryan, you are such an inspiration

[@ed-entertainment-liberia7417]

Thanks so much, Ryan for sharing Appreciate you highly.

[@TonyTruthRx]

Great info Ryan I hated reading and the past 2 years it’s all I do. Plus authors like to recommend books so the collection grows!

[@colossusrevolt3543]

Well, I feel you, for me it was the movie Fight Club and not the book (although I have it also obviously) that changed my life, back in high scool were we first taught philosophy, and it all align perfectly with black/extreme metal. These three pillars (formal education, popular culture, and music) are where I owe basically what I am today, and I don't regret any of it.

[@terenceestores4065]

Found a book and said “hey I’m keeping this.”😂😂😂

[@davidoreilly7]

😂😂

[@bookswiper]

Great insight into the production of books

[@JM0X-007]

Wow this is next level! I need to start doing this myself

[@TheStrategicKeys]

I was super pumped when I found out about this just last week. Great system!

[@munyaradzimunodawafa7745]

read and translate the knowledge you acquire into organized information which helps to transform your life and others. that's the message i got from ryan

[@observer.b_e_l_l_i_s]

Such a short and simple process ive never thought of. Always wanted to enhance the ability to retain from read books.

[@Gu7ller]

Awesome video thx for sharing loved talking about books and you definitely transmitted a passionate vibe talking about them thank s again for sharing :)

[@RenZoneNL]

Always inspiring Ryan

[@raymondtendau2749]

Growing up i heard many speakers(Motivational speakers etc) say "Knowledge is power".In contemporary times i think it is not true.Knowledge is not power,it is potential power.It gains power when you put it into action.For example someone can read Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich" and still be poor.This does not mean he didnt read or not read properly but he failed to apply what he read.Reading is one part of the equation,application is the other.Much love Ryan. Raymond Tendau,Ghana West Africa🇬🇭

[@sophieplatt6814]

Totally agree! Thanks for the insight

[@raymondtendau2749]

@@sophieplatt6814 The pleasure is mine...Much Love from Ghana.🇬🇭

[@Gigusx]

As you can imagine, "Knowledge is power" will sell A LOT better. The mentioned speakers are well awar that many people will fail regardless of how many great talks, books, courses they'd get exposed to.

[@Gigusx]

@@raymondtendau2749 Well, can you elaborate on why you'd disagree?

[@raymondtendau2749]

@@Gigusx Truth is truth even when the whole world avoids it.Falshood is falsehood even if the whole world approves it.If you are saying "Knowledge is power" "will sell a LOT better",that does not make it correct."Does Gold/Diamond lose its beauty for the lack of praise"????

[@markstulzer]

Love this. Started implementing

[@istoiche]

Thank you for all your content and books. I am currently reading "The Obstacle is the Way" - great so far.

[@HussainBuAdam]

Hey I'm currently reading The Great Gatsby!

[@setupurohit1054]

People have couple goals. I have library goals. Yours, kind sir, is goals!

[@USLad2008]

The Way to Love by Anthony De Mello - also changed my life - thanks for sharing

[@StoicEvolution1]

Epictetus: "We should always be asking ourselves: 'Is this something that is, or is not, in my control?'"

[@lucasornelas9900]

Just found your channel. Love it. Watched several videos. Can you do a walkthrough of your library at some point?

[@suwannidudan8956]

I learned some good tips. Thank you.

[@satnamo]

`Where the head goes, the body follows. Perception precedes action. Right action follows the right perspective.' Ryan Holiday's The obstacle is the way. Wherever the mind goes, the qi follows. Existence precedes essence. Right action follows the right view.

[@networkus5612]

this man is wonderful, genius

[@tomdrake3787]

Finishing up 48 Laws of Power than jumping into the Daily Stoic. I feel like reading is not only good for the mind but the soul as well.

[@TheStrategicKeys]

Two great books!

[@alwayslearning7672]

I seldom see people reading real books these days. I would like hear what you think about reading on an e-reader as opposed to real books? Amazing library and thanks for the inspiration.

[@TakeLerr5]

Hey Ryan could you do a video about Seneca and Marcus Aurelius and their Spanish origin

[@Rocket1276]

So curious as to how your bookshelves are organized. By author? Title? Subject? Other?

[@danielburgess2488]

Epic strategy. 🙇 thank you

[@sue5932]

As a child, I was taught by my school teachers and librarians that books were sacred and to even dog ear a page was an offence and ruined the book. Now as an adult I struggle with highlighting and marking them even though it’s the best way to gain information and insight from the material that I’m reading. It’s difficult trying to unlearn old beliefs!

[@adeelali8417]

A loved book isn't one that is sitting pretty unread on your shelf but one that is marked and engaged with.

[@practicalvegankelly8384]

Ryan, I love your videos. I’m listening to The Obstacle Is The Way now on Audible and it’s really helping me. I’m currently researching and writing a book myself and I find these videos on book writing very useful. I use 4x6 index cards also and would like to know where you get one of those awesome organizers? One other thing. Your recommendation on a biography of Edison and Amelia Earhart ? Thanks

[@juliusgabrielgatmaitan2335]

The "Ego is the Enemy" taught me the benefits of being humble.

[@juliusgabrielgatmaitan2335]

With the "personal brand" hype, being humble is the opposite.

[@imdeexpert5828]

Wow. I subscribed to this channel when it had barely 1000 subscribers. Back then the most a video get is 2-3 comments. This is a very rapid rise now already at 50k! Wow

[@Sannyasin]

HEY RYAN, I have a questions 1. You are not using a digital commonplace book? like Onenote or Evernote etc.? 2. Any tips on how to read fast or any technique about reading.

[@TheStrategicKeys]

No, he likes the physical act of writing. Eventually he types up his notes using the computer, but for not taking, and to better remember what he is writing down, it is highly recommended that you write, not type.

[@anejaG55]

why do you read? just so that you can increase the no. of books you have read or you want to learn and absorb new information? reading fast is a scam. read at your own pace and read the books you like again so that you can get more out of them. happy reading.

[@burhan8147]

A beautiful personal library, with only one defect, that the books are monolingual..The greatest writers were polyglots as well and read books in other languages that made them super genius.

[@dorukcansev]

Can you implement itin ebooks?

[@Johnconnor806]

Thanks

[@shameemnassiree2780]

I am also Bibliophile. But I take a bit long to finish one. Can you plz educate me how to finish books without missing anything and grasping info. Fully

[@pablomarionette6160]

Wow I didn't realize how much reading I'm actually missing out on.

[@paigedel1961]

Big Magic is definitely one of my life books!

[@pacificwolfnz]

Viktor Frankl's Man's Search For Meaning - that should have a permanent place on Any philosopher's shelf.

[@robeltadesse8370]

Readers are leaders indeed. Great content, Ryan Holiday. Love your books as well! I didn't want to pass without making a mention of a saying of the wisest man who ever lived - King Solomon. "And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man." Ecclesiastes 12:12-13.

[@gardeniaflower9202]

Awesome ❤️❤️❤️

[@margothattingh5911]

Love your index card organiser - how do I get it - or is it something made for another purpose that you’ve adapted? Currently using cards clipped together in subject matter in stacks - but this would be so much better……..

[@kevindelosreyes7970]

Thanks for sharing this Ryan!

[@praisonjoshua7755]

Can anyone please note down the books in his shelf? Please

[@os2171]

What do you think about e-readers (iPad kindle) and ebooks?

[@raymondtendau2749]

The first question every intelligent person asks when he picks up a book is "What do i intend to do with this information"??

[@mykolababiyjr.3067]

What if you don't know what you'll get out of it, but deep down you know it will have an impact?

[@raymondtendau2749]

@@mykolababiyjr.3067 First you should know what problem you are willing to solve before proceeding to dive in(or unless you are reading for fun and not for knowledge).If you dont know your problem,how do you get a solution?

[@richardsrensen4219]

or how and when can i use this

[@rafe9781]

naive, cuz you don't know what you don't know books aren't like courses to get from point A to point B, (such a book exsist as well ... nothing wrong with that) but in general books more like glasses they change what you see in the world by redefine the meaning

[@geniebrain4890]

The question that's always at the forefront of my mind (unless im reading purely for pleasure) is: how can i practically and realistically apply this piece of knowledge in my life? So many times i've read books and been inspired but didn't practically apply the advice and then after 2-3 weeks forgotten most of the book

[@liban4663]

Where can I get that index card box that big 1:35

[@ramonalewis6050]

Death Be Not Proud, I saw the movie starring Robby Benson ❤

[@deborahmartin5410]

Awesomeness 😊♥️🤗

[@clarkkent8005]

Love the video,Ryan . How do u categorize the index box,by the book or alphabetical name order or something like that?

[@AgotheCobra]

Thanks for what you do in your channel. It is very helpful!. Can we know if you are a speed reader and if yes can you give us some tips? Thanks. Cheers from Italy.

[@raymondtendau2749]

It is not about Speed reading,but what you do with what you read.

[@AnonyTests]

Raymotives Worldwide Speed reading saves time and we all know how valuable time is. If, for instance, my reading speed was 400wpm and yours was 200wpm, and you finished a book in 10 hours, I would finish it in 5 hours since my reading speed is twice as yours. Keep in mind when you practice speed reading you don’t lessen your comprehension. I use an app called Spreeder (later bought the full program which includes great practices and lectures) and it didn’t take much time for me to develop my speed from 200 to 400.

[@AnonyTests]

Agostino Chimienti There is an app called Spreeder or the full program which is called 7 Speed Reading that is extremely beneficial. I’d also recommend reading “Reading With the Right Brain” by David Butler. Keep in mind that reading this book alone won’t help you because you need to practice more which is why the app or program I advised above will be helpful since it is the most effective way of practicing. But I do recommend reading the book in order for you to understand how speed reading actually works. This book changed my reading experience, it became more enjoyable as I learned to see pictures instead of reading words.

[@AgotheCobra]

@@AnonyTests thank you so much for the answer! I will try the app and I will train to read faster. The book is very useful. Hope to improve faster. In my opinion to read all that books one need to read very fast.

[@raymondtendau2749]

Well its all about priorities.A matter of Gettig there fast vrs Getting there.Ultimately,i dont really care so much about speed.I care lots about we all getting the core message at the end of the day.In most cases speeding leads to accidents(literally and Metaphorically)...i dont mean to undermine Or disrespect your opinion.Above all,i choose to Digest what i read properly to avoid constipation and everything in between.We are all heading straight to our graves.If you want to be fast,it only means you got to die first.Much love and respect.Thanks.

[@nox5282]

Does this card method work for scientific and mathematical textbooks? Also if I highlight and mark the books, won’t that prevent me from enjoying them in the future?

[@shantanu3231]

If you can build that kind if library, then you are successful.

[@ajakshsharma4647]

1:35 great bro Would you like to share this on your social media accounts

[@kemaruproduction]

The more advanced version of this is the Zettelkasten method. Check it out, check also Obsidian and Roam research.

[@dungpham-yv5je]

how did you do it can you share with me , thank you

[@ariellecat]

Didn't know you were a Murakami fan!

[@TheStrategicKeys]

I just heard about your system, and I am challenging all my subscribers to create a commonplace book, using your note card system in 2020. Calling it the commonplace book 2020 challenge.

[@dcmsr5141]

Just discovered your videos, absolutely impressed (subbed) Off topic do you enjoy E reading? I'm on the fence still, having said that, I can see the convenience of having one but am torn because I like the physical action of holding and turning the pages.of a book.

[@DJSTOEK]

💘

[@starfighter1972]

Hey Ryan, do you ever use kindle?

[@safaaelgoutaya8557]

Hello how are you ? Honestly I found this video in the right time ..hhhh thank you ... I will try hard .. although I don't have money to buy books and I can't use the phone pdf much .. and I don't know which book should I start with .. could you recommend one for me .. ?? I love the law and the psychology

[@RationallyMe]

He has his book recommendations at RyanHoliday.net. Also, the cheapest used books are on Ebay, not Amazon.

[@ifeanyiobi6958]

Please anyone here got the entire list of books he mentioned???

[@leonardthelean]

If you do not have it, 'The Mind of War,' the only OTHER book about John Boyd. It goes more into how he developed his theories on guerilla warfare.

[@bestintentions6089]

don;t care for Murakami but his running book / biography is the shit

[@TheBigdan210]

I’m reading The Idiot by Dostoevsky.

[@heyitsyc]

Entire video in 1 line: Engage with books, highlight, write in margins

[@ok.7014]

What would you do if a fire occurs and those books got burned?

[@AnuragKumar-vh5wv]

He's a stoic. He wouldn't care

[@anishacarneiro8507]

@@AnuragKumar-vh5wv Amor Fati

[@AnuragKumar-vh5wv]

@@anishacarneiro8507 Fall in love with your fate

[@stephdycaico4990]

What is the name of the author Ryan mentions at 2:30?

[@JoyceEchessa]

I heard Pia Mellody. I looked at her books on Amazon and the book Ryan points to seems to be Facing Codependence (its cover has yellow on the top and white on the bottom).

[@stephdycaico4990]

Wow. Thank you so much for this! :)

[@joshjohnston9580]

Tip: use Google keep

[@marisameans9859]

Curious to know where watching videos falls...reading is highly important. But unless someone sees your video on this they may never know this...and we're told not to spend too much time watching our phones.

[@johngoldsworthy7135]

Highlighting and notes? Cmon

[@bikosankara7417]

You don't think it makes sense?

[@CyberNancy]

I owe a lot to Ryan, so I say this with levity - Did he actually say “Candeedee”?

[@cxa011500]

I tore a book apart....the library charged me 25 bucks for it. 😒

[@sophiefly4258]

❤️

[@dinono10]

Its alright to read all these books, but you have to put what’s you’ve read into action.

[@jamaicaperigo6435]

man that's a lot of books

[@raymondtendau2749]

Dont mistake that to mean he has read all of those books.He reads what needs to be read and which parts he needs to solve a particular problem.

[@lytnin88]

Ryan, have you ever read the Bible?

[@GE0attack]

Ryan link you good reads account s owe can follow your reading list

[@SukhbirCheema]

Don't waste your time watching. The only thing I got out of this is to have a Life Shelf - a shelf consisting of books that have changed your life. Everything else is just fluff.

[@charlespeterson3798]

An anecdote. F.Scott. Gweat Gwatsby. What Makes Sammy Run? Read ANYTHING by Nathaniel West. Listen to Oscar Levant. OUT.

[@MissPhilosopher125]

Me Too, Mark the Page! I learned this from YOU, Trust Me, CLICK CLICK CLICK 🤺👀🥰. Master Masher You Are! The King! I wonder if you ever wear the Scarf I gave you, Sophia ❤️

[@salkinfamilychiropractic3142]

I love to read, but my wife hates when i read cause i dont pay attention to her!!!!

[@StellaCarey]

Tell her to check out the instagram account @hotdudesreading ...she might look at you differently.😉

[@markofrankenstein1627]

I endeavor to be a virtuous person ....look at this book i stole !

[@avinashprasadfilms]

How can you steal a book...what happened to your virtues 😅

[@alleyesallsides]

"Candeedy" - No idea how this guy is getting away with it.