Reminder - October 7, 2008
I had to drop off a load of twenty or so books in the lobby of my building just now because I couldn't carry them all in from my car. The Twelve Caesars, Socrates, Black Boy, The Age of the Moguls, Plutarch, Washington Irving, Nat Turner. The doorman asked are these for your school. Nope, they're for work. And then I realized that I do this for a living. For money. The next time I (you, Ryan) complain about something, try and remember this and what you'd even hoped for two years ago.
Posted by ryanholiday at 11:26 PM
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arrogance? pride?
Posted by: Anonymous at October 8, 2008 02:30 PM
Yeah dude, from what I can tell, you're living the life.
Also, have you considered going digital?
Posted by: Kyle at October 8, 2008 03:11 PM
You, Ryan, are in a enviable position that most of us dream of having. As for most of your readers' situation, Fortune is a cruel mistress.
Posted by: John at October 8, 2008 09:03 PM
Digital in terms of something like the Kindle?
Posted by: Ryan Holiday at October 8, 2008 10:52 PM
Seriously, FOUR comments?
And I'd heard sooo much about you.
Disappointed is an understatement!
Posted by: Anonymous at October 8, 2008 11:08 PM
Good post. When you're doing things for school, as a student, people assume that you aren't taking it seriously, that it doesn't really define who you are at all. The biggest part of being a student is not being serious. Telling the guy that the books were for work, and not for school, changes the whole ballgame.
Posted by: Ted at October 9, 2008 08:37 AM
Have you thought of using ebooks in pdf format and using a pdf editing tool like Foxit Reader to make your highlights and notes?
Posted by: David at October 9, 2008 03:32 PM
I prefer having the actual book instead of the electronic version; nothing can replace the experience of turning a page or the satisfaction of adding a finished book to my personal library.
Posted by: John at October 9, 2008 07:14 PM
Actually no. In fact, for what I'm working on right now I would be utterly screwed if I'd been using digital copies instead of marking up books for the last two years.
Posted by: Ryan Holiday at October 9, 2008 07:22 PM
Did you know that you can mark up ebooks (and save your marks/comments)? Check out foxit reader. What do you think?
Posted by: David at October 15, 2008 04:55 PM
