Reformed “media manipulator,” proponent of stoic philosophy, expert marketer, and bestselling writer, Ryan Holiday, has accomplished more in ten years than most will in a lifetime. He spoke with Robert Bruce about how he does it …

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Ryan Holiday has written six bestselling books on topics as diverse as growth hacker marketing, practical stoicism, and the dark arts of the digital media landscape … and his next book — Perennial Seller — will be published in July.

He ran marketing for American Apparel, one of the most notoriously successful brands in modern times, and now runs a thriving marketing shop of his own.

The list of his accomplishments is a lot longer than that, but I think you get the idea.

Oh, and did I mention he’s just 29 years old?

Enjoy.

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In Part One of this file Ryan Holiday and Robert Bruce discuss:

• How Ryan approaches the problem of procrastination
• Where he writes his books and essays
• How writers can compete against the recorded history of … everything
• Media Manipulation in the age of Trump
• His next book Perennial Seller, and why the long game is the only game

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• Ryan Holiday
• Trust Me, I’m Lying
• Trust Me, I’m Lying Book Trailer
• Growth Hacker Marketing
• The Daily Stoic
• Perennial Seller
• Ryan Holiday on Twitter
• Robert Bruce on Twitter

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