They are geniuses that have flashes of inspiration then work throughout the night, writing long stream-of-consciousness emails and putting pictures together as if they are making something. We often think that successful people are like Aston Kutcher in the Movie, 'Jobs', they are egoist manics that want to take control of everything. In this book, I learnt 3 lessons that are the crystallised wisdoms from the stoics. Reading Ryan's book help me deal with the existentialist crisis that I think I may be facing. We'll always be disappointed by the harsh reality. We change our jobs, our lovers, our friends as if we'll find the 'right' one. We expect our bosses to pay us more, our spouses to love us more, our friends to be more generous to us, without us putting in the time and effort that is needed to build these kind of relationships. There a voice in our minds that scream out loud 'you deserve better!'. We are all delusional in a sense that we literally think the world should revolve around us. We change our jobs, our As a millennial myself, I see too many people around me drift by life wondering if there's any purpose to life. moreДЄs a millennial myself, I see too many people around me drift by life wondering if there's any purpose to life.

Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well.Д«ut why should we bother fighting ego in an era that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion? Armed with the lessons in this book, as Holiday writes, вЂњyou will be less invested in the story you tell about your own specialness, and as a result, you will be liberated to accomplish the world-changing work youвЂ™ve set out to achieve.вЂќ. We meet fascinating figures like Howard Hughes, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, all of whom reached the highest levels of power and success by conquering their own egos. The Ego is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to history. In failure, it magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult.

With success, it can blind us to our faults and sow future problems. Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego. Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. вЂњWhile the history books are filled with tales of obsessive, visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, IвЂ™ve found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition.вЂќ вЂ“ from the Prologue Many of us insist вЂњWhile the history books are filled with tales of obsessive, visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, IвЂ™ve found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition.вЂќ вЂ“ from the Prologue

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