Comments on: “It’s just life.” http://www.ryanholiday.net/its-just-life/ Meditations on strategy and life Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:25:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: A Hard Right Turn « RyanHoliday.net http://www.ryanholiday.net/its-just-life/#comment-13505 A Hard Right Turn « RyanHoliday.net Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:19:18 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/its-just-life/#comment-13505 [...] nice bookend to realize this, to realize that fear I felt both times was rooted in a single theme: taking control of my life. Leaving school, that was taking it. Leaving a career, that was acknowledging that I’d given [...] [...] nice bookend to realize this, to realize that fear I felt both times was rooted in a single theme: taking control of my life. Leaving school, that was taking it. Leaving a career, that was acknowledging that I’d given [...]

]]> By: Derrick http://www.ryanholiday.net/its-just-life/#comment-8453 Derrick Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:58:03 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/its-just-life/#comment-8453 That was enlightening. For real. That was enlightening. For real.

]]> By: Rebecca Thorman http://www.ryanholiday.net/its-just-life/#comment-8452 Rebecca Thorman Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:59:28 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/its-just-life/#comment-8452 Trust me, Ryan, you have much more figured out than most twenty-somethings. Take lots of risks. You'll want to have stories when you're 70. I, however, plan to live until I'm 100 ;) Trust me, Ryan, you have much more figured out than most twenty-somethings. Take lots of risks. You’ll want to have stories when you’re 70. I, however, plan to live until I’m 100 ;)

]]> By: corkhead32 http://www.ryanholiday.net/its-just-life/#comment-8451 corkhead32 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 13:45:40 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/its-just-life/#comment-8451 Hey Ryan, Sort of a critique, but I'm not trying to knock you or anything. I love your blog and keep coming back to see how you deal with your life, and it's unbelievable to see someone so driven and goal-oriented at our age. As you say "it is my nature to fill any free time with stress or paranoia", I feel like thats the only side we see of you on this blog. Maybe just because it's what inspires the best writing material, but most of your posts are pretty serious and deal with handling life on the whole. But "It's just life," right? What kind of stuff do you do for fun besides activities to blow off stress like running? Any funny friends or stories you can write about? What do you actually do at your job? What did you do last night? That's the kind of stuff I would like to see around here once in a while. It's your blog, that's just my take as a reader. Hey Ryan,

Sort of a critique, but I’m not trying to knock you or anything. I love your blog and keep coming back to see how you deal with your life, and it’s unbelievable to see someone so driven and goal-oriented at our age. As you say “it is my nature to fill any free time with stress or paranoia”, I feel like thats the only side we see of you on this blog. Maybe just because it’s what inspires the best writing material, but most of your posts are pretty serious and deal with handling life on the whole.

But “It’s just life,” right? What kind of stuff do you do for fun besides activities to blow off stress like running? Any funny friends or stories you can write about? What do you actually do at your job? What did you do last night? That’s the kind of stuff I would like to see around here once in a while.

It’s your blog, that’s just my take as a reader.

]]> By: Art http://www.ryanholiday.net/its-just-life/#comment-8450 Art Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:21:07 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/its-just-life/#comment-8450 I think, when life provides you two substantially good options, both of which will bring you places... if you think in extremes (best/worst case scenarios for both options) and write them down, it helps dissolve the stress and helps you act on your decision rather than going into that vicious circular thinking. (Think Tim Ferris with his round the world trip). The worst that can happen from what I can tell in your case is simply a temporary setback. And can't you go BACK to school and quit your job in a year/semester if it's nothing like what you expected or ask for a part-time gig while going to school? If they really, really even out in pro's and con's... you can even flip a coin. lol. I think, when life provides you two substantially good options, both of which will bring you places… if you think in extremes (best/worst case scenarios for both options) and write them down, it helps dissolve the stress and helps you act on your decision rather than going into that vicious circular thinking. (Think Tim Ferris with his round the world trip).

The worst that can happen from what I can tell in your case is simply a temporary setback. And can’t you go BACK to school and quit your job in a year/semester if it’s nothing like what you expected or ask for a part-time gig while going to school?

If they really, really even out in pro’s and con’s… you can even flip a coin. lol.

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