Comments on: Giving Up The Ghost http://www.ryanholiday.net/giving-up-the-ghost/ Meditations on strategy and life Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:06:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Clutch http://www.ryanholiday.net/giving-up-the-ghost/#comment-10290 Clutch Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:45:48 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/giving-up-the-ghost/#comment-10290 It seems like this might be a hard thing to get right, though. After all, there are a lot of eccentric people out there who are not successful. Rather than completely abandon the established system, wouldn't it be better to transcend it? The tactics of the old regime are entrenched for a reason, they work. Why not use them without letting yourself be constrained by them? Guerrilla advertising is great for building hype cheaply, but if I had the budget, I would still want to supplement it with more traditional ads. It seems like this might be a hard thing to get right, though. After all, there are a lot of eccentric people out there who are not successful.

Rather than completely abandon the established system, wouldn’t it be better to transcend it? The tactics of the old regime are entrenched for a reason, they work. Why not use them without letting yourself be constrained by them? Guerrilla advertising is great for building hype cheaply, but if I had the budget, I would still want to supplement it with more traditional ads.

]]> By: John Pana http://www.ryanholiday.net/giving-up-the-ghost/#comment-10289 John Pana Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:34:04 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/giving-up-the-ghost/#comment-10289 I think this ties in great with your previous post about creating and owning your own ideas. Creativity is not just doing something different, it's about seeing things in new ways. Awesome post dude. I think this ties in great with your previous post about creating and owning your own ideas.

Creativity is not just doing something different, it’s about seeing things in new ways.

Awesome post dude.

]]> By: Rob http://www.ryanholiday.net/giving-up-the-ghost/#comment-10288 Rob Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:23:18 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/giving-up-the-ghost/#comment-10288 It's dangerous trying to keep up with guys like Ryan because they're in the business of Thinking Different. Maybe by looking at what Ryan's trying to get to in the end, we might just catch up sometime. But hey, what do I know? I've still got the ghost. It’s dangerous trying to keep up with guys like Ryan because they’re in the business of Thinking Different. Maybe by looking at what Ryan’s trying to get to in the end, we might just catch up sometime.

But hey, what do I know? I’ve still got the ghost.

]]> By: Andrew McMillen http://www.ryanholiday.net/giving-up-the-ghost/#comment-10287 Andrew McMillen Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:26:18 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/giving-up-the-ghost/#comment-10287 I echo Ilan's sentiments. Great post, dude. It really reinforces why your blog is the first I check for new updates in my reader. I echo Ilan’s sentiments. Great post, dude. It really reinforces why your blog is the first I check for new updates in my reader.

]]> By: Ilan Bouchard http://www.ryanholiday.net/giving-up-the-ghost/#comment-10286 Ilan Bouchard Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:29:40 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/giving-up-the-ghost/#comment-10286 Ryan: Every so often I think I can start to keep up with your method of thinking, and then you throw a post like this that makes me start all over again. It's awesome, thanks man. Ryan: Every so often I think I can start to keep up with your method of thinking, and then you throw a post like this that makes me start all over again.

It’s awesome, thanks man.

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