Stoic Virtues Series: Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday - Non Fiction - Hardback

Details:. Condition: Brand New. Format: Hardback. ISBN: 9781788166294. Publisher: Profile Books. Overview. Wisdom Takes Work is the fourth and final book in Ryan Holiday's bestselling Stoic Virtues series, following Courage Is Calling, Discipline Is Destiny and Right and Wrong. This New York Times bestseller argues that wisdom is the virtue upon which every other virtue depends, and shows readers how to cultivate it through deliberate practice, careful listening and honest self-examination. A fitting capstone to a landmark series on ancient philosophy for modern life.. About the Book. Wisdom is central to living a meaningful life. It provides perspective, reveals knowledge, and guides our path forward. Without it, our best qualities curdle into their worst versions: courage becomes foolhardiness, self-discipline turns to cruelty, and justice degrades into empty moralising. Everyone aspires to be wise, but as Ryan Holiday makes clear, wisdom is earned rather than given.. In this concluding instalment of the Stoic Virtues series, Holiday draws on the lives of historical figures who embodied hard-won wisdom, including Marcus Aurelius, Abraham Lincoln, Maya Angelou and Joan Didion. Through their stories, he demonstrates how to remain open-minded during times of division, how to listen more than we speak, and how to think with nuance rather than certainty. He also uses cautionary examples, such as Elon Musk, to illustrate just how dangerous raw intelligence can become when it is u...