Comments on: Books To Base Your Life on (The Reading List)

By: Five Blogs You Should Probably Read | | Chris Johnson - Gaining GroundChris Johnson – Gaining Ground

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:20:57 +0000

[...] theme – generally – is escaping delusion – particularly self delusion. His Reading List is excellent place start, and I’ve got a couple of books to read and I’ll finally have [...]

By: John Boyd and social media marketing | Musing on Marketing

John Boyd and social media marketing | Musing on Marketing — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:38:51 +0000

[...] planes, the E-M Theory, the USAF. I highly recommend reading it yourself. (Huge thank you to Ryan Holiday for his reading list and monthly updates). Energy Maneuverability theory is a model [...]

By: Donika

Donika — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:31:22 +0000

“Letters to a Young Contrarian” is a primer for this list, promise. Can’t believe I haven’t suggested it before now. Everyone who reads the rest of Ryan’s (well considered) list can discover and meditate on Hitchens on their own. But “Letters” is important to this theme, and politic independent.

By: Hierarchy of skills « Lettuce be Cereal

Hierarchy of skills « Lettuce be Cereal — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:31:08 +0000

[...] and will, most often than not, fill you with questions about the way you live your life. His reading list was what jump-started my love for books and has been, in addition with his newsletter, an [...]

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:52:03 +0000

Fixed. Re: long tail, it’s just not that important to the discussion these days.

By: Sweeney

Sweeney — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:09:05 +0000

The Mirror Effect by Dr. Drew
- link is broken.

Also noticed the Long Tail is gone… interesting.

By: Jacob Moore

Jacob Moore — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:47:05 +0000

Bo,

Experiment with different places/positions/etc until you find what works for you for the amount of time you have dedicated to read.

This is the best way to learn how to do anything. I personally find that a relatively quiet space is ideal, but adaptation is key, especially when time is limited.

–Jacob

By: Bo Sun

Bo Sun — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 04:39:55 +0000

Thanks for the list, I’m trying to break out of my academic “indoctrination” and try to enjoy books for what they are again.

I was wondering what your “ideal” reading setup was. What time of the day do you usually read, and under what kind of settings (quiet room, coffee shop with headphones, etc.)? Also, do you strictly stick with visual reading or do you try to mix in audiobooks as well (I’ve found that my eyes/brain get weary after trying to read for extended periods like >1 hour, probably means I need to take more breaks)?

Thanks for the list.

By: Kattie Moraitis

Kattie Moraitis — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:35:01 +0000

“If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.” ~ Michel de Montaigne

By: I don’t have to lie to porn sites anymore « Lettuce Be Cereal

I don’t have to lie to porn sites anymore « Lettuce Be Cereal — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:35:56 +0000

[...] have finally taken the habit of reading much more seriously, after discovering Ryan Holiday’s and Anthony’s reading lists and finding out an enormous amount of books I found both [...]