You’re Not Lazy: How To Make Discipline Easy - Ryan Holiday

Sponsored by Huel - go to https://www.huel.com/deepdive and with your first order you’ll get a free t-shirt and shaker.

Sponsored by Trading 212 - download the Trading 212 app https://trading212.com/promocodes/ALI and use the promo code "ALI" after signing up and depositing to receive a random free share worth up to £100. This is not financial advice. Investments can fall and rise. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply*. Capital is at risk.

Sponsored by Kajabi - go to https://www.kajabi.com/ali to get FREE access to the keynote.

Are you wondering about your purpose? Perhaps you have big dreams but you're not sure how to achieve them, or you're struggling to find time for your true passions amid a busy life and lots of responsibilities. Ryan Holiday is a philosopher who has built a career writing bestselling books - and now he spends his time doing what he loves, writing and raising his kids. In this eclectic conversation we talk about the importance of focusing on the journey, finding joy in hard work, and the productivity hacks that will help you unlock your true creative potential. I loved this conversation with Ryan - I hope you enjoy!

📚Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity!
Amazon: https://geni.us/JFhDr5?utm_campaign=p...
Website: https://www.feelgoodproductivity.com/...

Season 7 Episode 12

00:00 Intro
01:49 The process of writing a book
06:27 Ryan's daily schedule
9:42 How having children changes your work
13:23 Are numbers in our control?
22:22 Focusing on the process
28:10 Obsessing over productivity
41:16 The importance of doing the thing
46:12 Can you really find joy in hard work?
58:51 What motivates Ryan to write?
01:04:14 Balancing fatherhood and ambition
01:11:39 Ryan's growth as a parent
01:16:22 Relationship advice
01:19:58 Fitness advice
01:22:09 How to manage your ego
01:32:11 The truth about publishing a book
01:38:00 Talking about the same ideas
01:42:48 Passive income
01:50:10 The power of taking risks
1:58:32 Productivity habits for the new year

🔗 CONNECT WITH RYAN
🎥 YouTube Channel -    / @dailystoic  
🐦 Twitter -   / ryanholiday  
📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ryanholiday...
💻 Website - https://dailystoic.com/
👥 Linkedin -   / ryanholiday  

🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI
📲 Join My Telegram Community - https://t.me/+bH5gLHty5kBiOGZk
🎥 YouTube Channel -    / aliabdaal  
🐦 Twitter -   / aliabdaal  
📸 Instagram -   / aliabdaal  
💻 Website - https://aliabdaal.com
👥 Linkedin -   / ali-abdaal  

📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED
The 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene - https://geni.us/6egSAkc
Good Inside by Dr Becky Kennedy - https://geni.us/BGa94MO
Notes From a Fellow Traveller by Derren Brown - https://geni.us/WMRAl
The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss - https://geni.us/ttooWj


📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT

Visit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/

🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST

Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.

Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistor

🎧 LISTEN FOR FREE
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7gZkflC...
RSS - https://feeds.transistor.fm/deep-dive

🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW

If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts to help others discover the show :) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...

👋🏼 GET IN TOUCH

You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, ideas or thoughts about the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏

PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜