Comments on: My life since September 15th… http://www.ryanholiday.net/my-life-since-september-15th/ Meditations on strategy and life Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:06:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ryan Holiday http://www.ryanholiday.net/my-life-since-september-15th/#comment-8094 Ryan Holiday Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:59:06 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/my-life-since-september-15th/#comment-8094 The Virtues of War is really good. It kind of glosses over the fact that Alexander was essentially a slave to his greed and it literally killed him. Instead it romanticizes that--and makes it almost admirable. But I mean, it's fucking Pressfield, so of course the prose is amazing and the characters are awesome. The Virtues of War is really good. It kind of glosses over the fact that Alexander was essentially a slave to his greed and it literally killed him. Instead it romanticizes that–and makes it almost admirable.

But I mean, it’s fucking Pressfield, so of course the prose is amazing and the characters are awesome.

]]> By: yar http://www.ryanholiday.net/my-life-since-september-15th/#comment-8093 yar Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:49:01 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/my-life-since-september-15th/#comment-8093 Great list. Of course I have to thank you for the "War of Art" recommendation, which has benefitted me greatly. I also just finished "Gates of Fire," which was freakishly good. I think I'm going to try "The Tides of War" next, as Pressfield lists it as his favorite on his website. How was "The Virtues of War"? I really like reading your posts, so keep it up. Great list. Of course I have to thank you for the “War of Art” recommendation, which has benefitted me greatly. I also just finished “Gates of Fire,” which was freakishly good.

I think I’m going to try “The Tides of War” next, as Pressfield lists it as his favorite on his website. How was “The Virtues of War”?

I really like reading your posts, so keep it up.

]]> By: Dano http://www.ryanholiday.net/my-life-since-september-15th/#comment-8092 Dano Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:02:08 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/my-life-since-september-15th/#comment-8092 What you did -run from people and surround yourself with work- is exactly what I'm doing right now, but I didn't realize it until reading your post. A couple of relationships have fallen apart lately and, in retrospect, I suppose that it's no coincidence that these relationship-disasters coincide with my decision to enter Med School, surrounding myself with as much work as possible. That's interesting. What you did -run from people and surround yourself with work- is exactly what I’m doing right now, but I didn’t realize it until reading your post.

A couple of relationships have fallen apart lately and, in retrospect, I suppose that it’s no coincidence that these relationship-disasters coincide with my decision to enter Med School, surrounding myself with as much work as possible.

That’s interesting.

]]> By: frisco http://www.ryanholiday.net/my-life-since-september-15th/#comment-8091 frisco Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:45:39 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/my-life-since-september-15th/#comment-8091 I wish sophomore year Holiday could read this. It'd make for a hilarious scene...mainly for my own enjoyment. As for the books, I'll give them a gander. I got out of that bad place reading "Cosmic Banditos" and "The Sun Also Rises." Reading about nihilism is a good map to where you don't want to be. I wish sophomore year Holiday could read this. It’d make for a hilarious scene…mainly for my own enjoyment.

As for the books, I’ll give them a gander. I got out of that bad place reading “Cosmic Banditos” and “The Sun Also Rises.” Reading about nihilism is a good map to where you don’t want to be.

]]> By: Ramanujan http://www.ryanholiday.net/my-life-since-september-15th/#comment-8090 Ramanujan Sat, 31 Mar 2007 00:04:40 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/my-life-since-september-15th/#comment-8090 Took a class with Lakoff last semester. Pretty good book, and I'd suggest Moral Politics for a more extensive elaboration of the themes that Elephant sets up. But genius he may be in his field, the guy's a terrible professor. His classes are basically like an hour and a half of echo chamber of his viewpoints. Ugh. Took a class with Lakoff last semester. Pretty good book, and I’d suggest Moral Politics for a more extensive elaboration of the themes that Elephant sets up.

But genius he may be in his field, the guy’s a terrible professor. His classes are basically like an hour and a half of echo chamber of his viewpoints. Ugh.

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