Matt and Jay discuss the current #1 Amazon best seller - James Clear's "Atomic Habits" - and how you can use Atomic Habits to make this your most productive and successful year ever!

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How To Have An Atomic New Year

What are “Atomic Habits”?

Based on James Clears’ “Atomic Habits” (BTW currently #1 book on Amazon)For lots of great info, check our Bookcast #30 on Atomic HabitsWhat are Habits?Habits are an ongoing, repeated use of energy applied to a single activityHabits are the small things that we do thousands of times that become massive over a period of months and yearsHow Habits WorkCue -> Craving -> Response -> RewardSo what are “Atomic Habits?”Brief review of James Clear’s “Atomic Habits” bookAtomic = Small - not like atomic bombThe essence of Atomic Habits:Don’t focus on big habits - they’re TOO big to change effectivelyFocus on TINY little actions and change those…then very quickly everything in your life will change

The Four Laws of Behavior Change

1. Make Your Habit Obvious

The human brain has thousands of tasks to coordinate in an average day.Waking up, making your bed, showering, putting on clothes, brushing your teeth, combing your hair, making food, waking up the children, coordinating their morning routine, commuting, work actions, social actions, relationship actions, solving ethical dilemmas, political and religious beliefs, community stress, etc, etc, etc.As a result, we do 99.9% of everything by instinct and habit. In order to make a better habit, we need to start NOTICING what we are - and aren’t - doing“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” – Carl Jung

2. Make Your Habit Attractive

Give yourself something desirable to shoot forA better body, more money, less stress, more energy, more fun with your family, etc

3. Make Your Habit Easy

Start very, very smallAlmost all goals we make are too difficult - that’s why we fail. Don’t shoot for the moon. Shoot for five feet in front of you.Don’t try to lose 50 lbs. Don’t even try to lose 5lbs. Instead, commit to writing down everything you eat this week. That’s it.BTW multiple studies show this SINGLE action of journaling your food is one of the best - and most effective - ways to lose weight…without doing ANYTHING else!

4. Make Your Habit Satisfying

What is rewarded is repeated, what is punished is avoidedGive yourself small rewards for accomplishment, small unpleasantries for failureIf you’re working on doing a Couch-to-10k and you just ran your first mile in years, celebrate by taking your partner out to dinner.If your kids go a whole evening without fighting, they get to play video games for an hour the next night.If you don’t go to the gym 3 days this week, you have to donate $5 to the American Heart Association

How to Create a New Habit

Use Implementation IntentionMake a very specific plan for how you will accomplish your goal Use SMART goal settingSpecific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-Bound2001 study in Great Britain on how to build better exercise habits over a two week period248 people divided into three groupsGroup A (control) was only asked to track their exercise - that’s itGroup B would track their exercise AND read materials on the benefits of exercise (reduce heart disease, improve

The Call of the Wild 1903 by Jack London

There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive.

The domesticated life of a powerful St. Bernard-Shepherd mix named Buck is quickly turned on end when he is stolen away from his master and put to work as a sled dog in Alaska. His once life of luxury turns into a life of survival and adaptation as he learns the ways of the wilderness.

Set in the Klondike region of Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, The Call of the Wild showcases the transformation of a canine as he learns to adapt to what life has given him, fair or not.

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Overview of The Call of the Wild

A very brief description of “The Call of the Wild”Jack London - one of the greatest American novelists - tells a story of a domesticated St Bernard that learns the rule of Club and Fang and returns to his primitive state as an Alpha Wolf in the Alaskan Yukon.What London sets out to do / Purpose of the bookTo open the eyes of domesticated readers and show them horrors - and joys - of what life in the wild is truly like.The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit mostAnyone who loves dogsAnyone who loves great booksAnyone who loves an adventure storyAnyone who doesn’t like their stories watered down and Disney-fiedAnyone who loves the outdoors and the wildWho probably WON’T like “The Call of the Wild”People who can’t handle violencePeople who don’t like dogsPeople who like everything to turn out happyHow does this book specifically benefit Men? Modern men are weaker than ever. This book can help toughen them upIs this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it?Easy to readPrint: 173 pages - Less than 3 hoursAudio: 3h 26minWhat are the overall book reviews? Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant? The main Amazon version has 8,000+ reviews but the book has sold millions and millions of copies over the last 100 yearsBook-To-Movie Translation Multiple movie versions of Call of the Wild. The 2020 version with Harrison Ford is supposed to be pretty good.

Short Bio of Jack London

John Griffith London (1/12/1876 – 11/22/1916)American novelist, journalist and social activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing.Starting at an early age he rode the rails as a hobo for a yearSailed up to Alaska and worked in the Klondike as a miner where he got inspiration for his novels The Call of the Wild and White FangHe was a war correspondent for the US in both the Russo-Japanese war and was arrested twice by the Japanese army - once in Japan and in Korea - but was so charming that he was able to eventually be allowed to travel with the Imperial Japanese Army and makes reports on the war.London wrote over twenty successful novels and dozens and dozens of short stories for major newspapers and magazines.

Table of Contents / Themes

Survival of the FittestThe power of InstinctLoyaltyPowerCompanionshipThe Joy of LaborThe Virtue of Humanity

Matt and Jay discuss the loss of masculine spaces, the breakdown of femininity in America and the rise of transgender and what it symbolizes.

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Masculine Spaces and Transgender

What is a Masculine Space?

A space without womenA space for men to be together with other menCritical for a man’s capacity to gain - or regain - masculinityMasculine things can only be taught or experienced in the presence of menA space for men and boys to be togetherTeachingGrowthBonding

Examples of Masculine Spaces

SportsPrivate clubsBoy Scouts

Why are Masculine Spaces so important?

They reinforce masculine traits in men

AssertivenessIndustriousnessMore interested in abstract ideas and concepts. (Facts over feels)StrengthCourageIndependenceViolenceProtectivenessCompetitivenessSexual appetitePassionConfidenceDecisiveness

The Erosion of Masculine Spaces

WorkBarbersMilitaryFraternal clubsAt home - not talking about a “man cave” or whatever

What about Feminine Spaces? Are you saying that women aren’t as important as men? Isn’t everyone EQUAL???

Calm down Karen. Feminine spaces are absolutely as important as masculine spacesWomen can’t learn how to be feminine without the influence of other womenThe reason we need to talk about Masculine Spaces is because Feminine Spaces are almost everywhere

Men behaving like Women / Women behaving like Men / What is a Man? A Woman?

Modern women work as hard as men making moneyAs a result, modern men are now expected to work as hard in the home with kids and home careIf a woman works a full time job and then is ALSO, by default (that is to say, because of her biological drive), the one that spends more time with the kids, then she’s going to be doing all the things…...as a result she’s going to be bitter, unhappy, unsexy and UN-FEMININEThis may be THE key issue with male/female relationships right now If men are acting like women and women are acting like men, is there any wonder why trans-gender is now such a thing?Nobody knows what masculinity and femininity is anymore!

What is Transgender and Why Is It Changing Masculinity?

Trans people assert that gender is fluid and changeableThere isn’t a good definition of transgender“Being transgender means different things to different people. Like a lot of other aspects of who people are, like race or religion, there's no one way to be transgender, and no one way for transgender people to look or feel about themselves. The best way to understand what being transgender is like is to talk with transgender people and listen to their stories.”Changing and enforcing pronounsThis issue is what make Jordan Peterson so popular - the enforcing of and dictating your speech - aka “misgendering” or “deadnaming”Children should take hormone blockers and “delay puberty” Dave Chappelle’s new show “The Closer” controversyBacklash: What is “backlash” nowadays? Its Comedy and Jokes, you are supposed to be offended

“If I offend anybody tonight, I apologize. That's not my intention. I'm not going to guess what your personal line of decency is; I cross my own from time to time - it's how I know I still have one.” - Daniel Tosh

The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human Nature 2021 by Robert Greene

Robert Greene, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, has been the consigliere to millions for more than two decades. Now, with entries that are drawn from his five books, plus never-before-published works, The Daily Laws offers a page of refined and concise wisdom for each day of the year, in an easy-to-digest lesson that will only take a few minutes to absorb. Each day features a Daily Law as well—a prescription that readers cannot afford to ignore in the battle of life.

Who doesn’t want to be more powerful? More in control? The best at what they do? The secret: Read this book every day.

“Daily study,” Leo Tolstoy wrote in 1884, is “necessary for all people.” More than just an introduction for new fans, this book is a Rosetta stone for internalizing the many lessons that fill Greene’s books and will reward a lifetime of reading and rereading.

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Overview of "The Daily Laws"

A very brief description of “The Daily Laws”Robert Greene - the world’s foremost expert on power and strategy - has written a daily devotional designed to help you seize your destiny.What Greene sets out to do / Purpose of the bookBased on his major books (48 Laws of Power, Mastery, The Art of Seduction, The Laws of Human Nature and others) plus new writing, Greene has condensed a powerful thought into a single, bite-sized morsel of truth that will give you an edge every day of the year.The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit mostAnyone who love Robert Greene’s books Self improvement junkiesAnyone who wants to polarize themselves for successAnyone who needs a good coach to help them get to the next levelAnyone who hates a lot of readingWho probably WON’T like “The Daily Laws”People who have trouble with moralityPeople who aren’t willing to do any work to changePeople who don’t have 2 minutes a day to improve themselvesHow does this book specifically benefit Men?It is harder to be a man in the 21st century than it has in over a hundred years. We’ve had no training, few if any role models, a society that is more feminized by the day and greater demands than ever. Greene’s timeless wisdom can help men to overcome their deficits and accomplish greatness.Is this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it?Easy to read, satisfying to practicePrint: 463 pages - About 3 minutes per dayAudio: 12h 58mWhat are the overall book reviews?Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?Only 180 ratings, 4.7 starsPopular but new and relatively unknownBUT REMEMBER...this book is actually a compilation of his other books, including….The Art of Seduction (5,900 stars)#5 in SexualityThe Laws of Human Nature (6,400 stars)#3 in Business Motivation & Self-Improvement#3 in Social PsychologyAnd of course The 48 Laws of Power (32,121 stars)#1 in Political History#2 in Ethics & Morality

Short bio of Robert Greene

Grew up in Los Angeles. Attended UC Berkeley and finished in University of Wisconsin with a degree in Classical Studies (aka Liberal Arts + English). He estimates he had “80 jobs before becoming an author,” including construction worker, translator, magazine editor, and Hollywood movie writer.Influenced to write 48 Laws while working in Hollywood, watching the power plays at work around him every day.He is an avid swimmer and mountain biker.Greene is a mentor for Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way and The Daily StoicGreene suffered a serious stroke in 2018, caused by a blood clot in his neck and has c

Matt and Jay discuss vaccine mandates, personal freedom and why Covid-19 politics are an excellent opportunity for real men to show their strength.

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Vaccine Mandates

Matt's perspective:

Very pro Vaccine, usually doesn't get flu shotGot Covid shot in March 2021

Jay's perspective: 

Rarely go to the doctorNever had a flu shot as an adult (maybe as a kid?)Got vaccine in April 2021Planning to get booster in the next few weeks

Current state of Covid disease as of Late October 2021

725K deaths45 Million Cases218 Million received at least 1 dose of vaccine (66% of Americans)Ages 0-14 is 18% of population and not approved for vaccine

Other "Facts" About Covid

The problem with facts about the vaccine is that for many people “facts” are based on the media source that you believe.The New York Times recently reported that in 6 of the largest states in the US, 12% to 24% of people hospitalized for Covid-19 are fully vaccinated. We know that the vaccine is wearing off fast in IsraelIn the U.K., 60% of recent deaths were people who HAD been vaccinated.However the Centers for Disease Control has used data from Los Angeles County to produce the more reassuring statistic that unvaccinated people are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized than the vaccinated.

Biden OSHA Vaccine Mandate Is En Route

On Sept. 9, President Joe Biden announced that OSHA would issue an ETS (Emergency Temporary Standards) requiring covered businesses to mandate that their workers be vaccinated against the coronavirus or undergo weekly testing. Covered employers will also have to give workers paid time off to get vaccinated or recover from any side effects of getting vaccinated. Employers that don't comply with the vaccine mandate or paid-time-off requirement may face fines of up to $14,000 per violation. The rule is expected to impact more than 80 million workersAs of this recording (Oct 24) the ETS has not been implemented and there has been no statements from the White House about when the mandate will be enforcedMultiple legal challenges already en routeFederal employees and armed service members are already mandated to have the vaccine or undergo regular testing

Group Freedom and Personal Responsibility

Personal freedom vs public good?What about Mask Mandates?Matt's lesson for his kids: When you make choices you reap rewards or consequences depending on decision and outcome.Why is personal freedom so important?Australia limiting freedom - is this a good choice for the community or is this a dangerous decision that they will regret later?Travel distance is significantly restricted due to CovidOnce you abdicate freedom to government, they don’t want to give it backRemember that giving away your rights in order to achieve safety has rarely been a good decision historically.Superior Men respect other people's freedomsEven if you don't agree with someone, that doesn't mean you have the right to tell them what to do

Atomic Habits 2018 by James Clear

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits - whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.

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Overview of Atomic Habits

A very brief description of “Atomic Habits”James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.What Clear sets out to do / Purpose of the bookTo reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habitsWhat challenges/problems does it attempt to solve?To help you to overcome any problem and achieve any goal!The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit mostAnyone who loves self improvementAnyone who is stuck with a problem they can’t overcomeAnyone who wants to change: AKA anyone who feels they are fat, lazy, broke, lonely, unproductive, depressed, etc.Anyone who needs a good coach to help them get to the next levelWho probably WON’T like “Atomic Habits”People with a victim mentalityPeople who aren’t willing to think long-termPeople who aren’t willing to do any work to changeMasochists who secretly enjoy the fact that their life sucksHow does this book specifically benefit Men? As leaders, it is our job as men to have every tool we can to accomplish the goals we need to help ourselves, our families and our community. This book gives you a tremendous psychological toolset to accomplish those goals.Is this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it?Easy to read, satisfying to practicePrint: 296 pages - About 4-5 hoursAudio: 5h35minWhat are the overall book reviews? / Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?54,364 ratings, 4.8 starsThe most famous book in the world about making - and changing - habitsKindle & Paperback#1 in Self-Help#1 in Social Psychology & Interactions#1 in Organizational BehaviorAudible #1 in Personal Success#1 in Popular Social Psychology & Interactions#1 in Medical Social Psychology & InteractionsBook-To-Movie Translation All movies about sports … especially the montage sequences

Short bio of James Clear

Very few details about James ClearUnknown how old Clear is...one website says he was 33 back in 2019 which would make him 35 now.Here’s some self-reported facts about his life:He’s the author of the international bestselling book, Atomic Habits.Over 5 million copies sold worldwide.Creator of jamesclear.com and the popular 3-2-1 weekly newsletter.Over 1,000,000 email subscribers.More than 10 million visitors per year to jamesclear.com.He’s a weightlifter and (former) athlete.In college, he was an ESPN Academic All-American as a baseball pitcher.Best deadlift — 501 lbs (227 kg)Best squat — 425 lbs (192 kg)Best bench — 305 lbs (138 kg)

Table of Contents / Themes

Atomic = Small - not like atomic bombCompound Inter

Matt and Jay discuss The Phoenix Principle, death and rebirth, the art of the pivot and why you MUST accept the truth that "everything changes."

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Intro: First You Must Die...

Review from last podcast “Becoming Death Proof”There are a few things that are guaranteed in this life:Politicians will bang their internsComputers will keep getting faster and smaller Porn will continue to get weirderTaxes will continue to suck...especially in CaliforniaPeople will spend too much time on social media And, of course, the true kicker…YOU’RE GONNA DIEThe WeCroak app (“We Croak” - free in Google Play and Apple App Store)Bhutanese culture and death: Think about death 5x/day and you’ll be happierConclusion from last episode:Like it or not, you’re going to dieIf you want to be happy and at peace - do the psychological work now and ACCEPT YOUR DEATHOnce a man can accept his death, he can truly start to live

Death...and Rebirth (The Phoenix Story)

Okay...so last time we told you you’re gonna die...bummer right, but hey it is what it is. Prepare accordingly.But are you ready to have your mind blown? Here’s the crazy part... if you TRULY want to succeed in life you’re not just going to die once. You’re actually going to die MANY, MANY times.Okay, so yes, granted, you’re not ACTUALLY going to die multiple times but it’s going to feel like it.

Religious/Mythical Stories of Death & Rebirth

Christianity: Jesus death/rebirth - humanity → divinityGreek: Persephone (death, into the underworld, rebirth - cycle of winter and summer), Dionysus (son of Zeus, killed by Titans, Zeus took fragments of his heart and put them into the wine of a mortal woman...symbolizing being drunk, dying and rebirth)Nordic: Odin sacrificed on the World Tree and comes back with the secrets of the universeEgyptian: Osiris (killed by brother Set, cut into 12 pieces, put in a box and sent to underworld. Wife Isis finds the pieces of his body, wraps up his body, Osiris returns and becomes god of both the underworld and rebirth)Phoenix (bird) - A mythical creature that burns to death and then is resurrected from the ashes into full life. 

Which brings us to the Phoenix Principle...

The Phoenix Principle: In order to become the best version of yourself, you will occasionally need to “burn up” then “die” and then become “reborn” 

Burn Up (suffer through tremendous pain)Die (to give up your old self)Be Reborn (to transform into something different, with new life and vitality)

Life is ALWAYS About Cyclical Change (Death and Rebirth)

The four seasons - winter bringing death and spring new lifeSleeping every night (tired, weak --> unconscious sleep → stronger, revitalized new consciousness)Vacations → Old routine broken, refreshed and restored → better lifeCircle of Life among animal world A few predators vs many, many prey = balance is achievedToo many mouths to feed, land is overgrazed, all prey animals die...BUT...if predators kill old, sick, weak prey animals...large amount of healthy prey animals survive...land is not overwhelmed...balance is achieved 

Be a Cat (with 9 lives) not a Dog (with only one life)

Famous People Who “Resurrected” Themselves Using the Phoenix Principle

Stephen King was a high school janitor when he wrote his first novel “Carrie.”Had bee

V for Vendetta (1982-1989) by Alan Moore and David Lloyd

Set in a futurist totalitarian England, a country without freedom or faith, a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask strikes back against the oppressive overlords on behalf of the voiceless. Armed with only knives and his wits, V, as he’s called, aims to bring about change in this horrific new world. His only ally? A young woman named Evey Hammond. And she is in for much more than she ever bargained for…

A visionary graphic novel that defines sophisticated storytelling, this powerful tale detailing the loss and fight for individuality has become a cultural touchstone and an enduring allegory for current events. Master storytellers Alan Moore and David Lloyd are at the top of their craft in this terrifying portrait of totalitarianism and resistance.

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A very brief description of “V for Vendetta”

Set in a futurist totalitarian England, a mysterious man codenamed “V” fights to bring freedom to the country. A visionary graphic novel that defines sophisticated storytelling, this powerful tale detailing the loss and fight for individuality has become a cultural touchstone and an enduring allegory for current events. 

What Moore and Lloyd set out to do / Purpose of the book

To introduce anarchic philosophy and the value of fighting for what is right - even if it involves “criminal” activity

What challenges/problems does it attempt to solve?

To show the truth about fascist philosophy

The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit most

Anyone who loves graphic novels / comic booksAnyone who loves hero storiesAnyone who liked the movie V for Vendetta and wants a much deeper storyAnyone who wants an optimistic - and practical - application of anarchic philosophy

Who probably WON’T like “V for Vendetta”

People who don't like dark stories involving violence and crueltyPeople who can’t appreciate history or war storiesPeople who don’t like comic booksPeople who hate masks

NEW Q: How does this book specifically benefit Men? 

Shows you a great story of a man who knows who he is, what he wants and how a man like that can make a massive difference

Is this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it?

Easy to read, difficult to think aboutPrint: 296 pages - About 4-5 hoursAudio: N/A

What are the overall book reviews?

Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?

2,953 ratings, 4.7 stars … but many reprints (probably closer to 6,000 ratings)Considered one of the greatest Graphic Novels of all time#43 in Dystopian Graphic Novels#140 in Mystery Graphic Novels#150 in DC Comics & Graphic NovelsAudible N/A (our first book review that doesn’t have audio)

Book-To-Movie Translation

Movie is awesome...8.1 rating on IMDBGraphic Novel is BETTER!

Alan Moore Bio

Alan Moore is widely considered to be the best comic/graphic novel writer of all timeAlan Moore (born November 18, 1953, Northampton, England) - Age now 68Grew up in poverty and a neighborhood lacking basic facilities. His father, Ernest Moore, was a brewery worker and mother, Sylvia Doreen, a printer.Moore’s greatest childhood influence was his highly religious and superstitious maternal grandmother who lived with them.Moore began publishing his poetry and essays in various fanzines during the late 1960s and eventually set up his own fanzine named Embryo. He continued to live with his parents for some time and worked on different jobs, including cleaning toilets.In 1971, Moore met Phyllis, whom he married some time later and had two daughters, Amber and Leah. Also,

Matt and Jay discuss dying, death and the tremendous benefits of being prepared!

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Intro: You’re Gonna Die

This episode is gonna get deep. Prepare yourselves accordingly. (Maybe don’t eat your usual handful of mushrooms before listening)There are a few things that are guaranteed in this life:Politicians will bang their internsThe sun will rise in the east and set in the westWomen will make your life more difficult - and betterChildren will make your life even more difficult - and even betterTechnology will increase at a mind-boggling ratePorn will keep getting weirderTaxes will suckCats will continue their move towards world domination And, of course, as always, the true kicker…YOU’RE GONNA DIE

How We Chose This Episode’s Subject:

Jay found an app called “WeCroak” - free on app stores - recommended by Tim FerrissThe app sends you quotes about death and dying, texted to you five times a day, every...single...day.Why? Because according to the WeCroak folks, the contemplation of death is supposed to help you find happinessBased on Bhutanese cultureOur Experience of “WeCroak” app Matt: How was it for you? - theft storyJay: How was it for you?

Embracing Death in Bhutan

Recent article on bbc.com about Bhutan and their philosophy of deathUnlike many of us in the West, the Bhutanese culture openly discusses death and dying“In Bhutanese culture, one is expected to think about death five times a day.”According to Karma Ura, director of the Center for Bhutan Studies: “Rich people in the West, they have not touched dead bodies, fresh wounds, rotten things. This is a problem. This is the human condition. We have to be ready for the moment we cease to exist.”Death – and images of death – are everywhere in Bhutan, especially in Buddhist art, sculpture and iconography. Everyone - including children - are exposed to these images openly depicting the end of life.After someone dies in Bhutan, there’s a 49-day public mourning period that involves elaborate, carefully orchestrated rituals. It’s not that Bhutanese don’t experience fear, or sadness. Of course they do. The difference is they don’t run away from these emotions.In America when we feel sad or scared or anxious, people tell us to “get over it,” or to medicate or to pretend it doesn’t exist.The difference is that in Bhutan they accept that death is a natural part of life.

Can Thinking About Death Make You Happier?

In a 2007 study at University of Kentucky, psychologists Nathan DeWall and Roy Baumesiter divided several dozen students into two groups. One group was told to think about a painful visit to the dentist while the other group was instructed to contemplate their own death. Guess which group of the study scored higher on the positive emotional scale? Yup, the “death” thinkers.A 2013 meta-analysis of over 160 studies on “Mortality Salience” (aka Thinking About Death) shows that subjects who spend time regularly considering their mortality have higher self-esteem and a more positive worldview.University of Missouri did a study in 2009 that showed that after reminders of death, people valued life more highly.According to research published in The American Psychologist , older people are more present-oriented than younger people, and are more conscious and selective about who they spend

The Obstacle Is the Way (2014) by Ryan Holiday

Ryan Holiday's modern classic The Obstacle Is the Way draws its inspiration from stoicism, the ancient Greek philosophy of enduring pain or adversity with perseverance and resilience. Stoics focus on the things they can control, let go of everything else, and turn every new obstacle into an opportunity to get better, stronger, tougher. As Marcus Aurelius put it nearly 2000 years ago: “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” 

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A very brief description of "The Obstacle Is the Way"Ryan Holiday shows us how some of the most successful people in history—from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant to Steve Jobs—have applied stoicism to overcome difficult or even impossible situations. Their embrace of these principles ultimately mattered more than their natural intelligence, talents, or luck.

What Holiday sets out to do / Purpose of the bookTo introduce stoic philosophy to the modern reader and show how amazing stoicism is - and how damn practical - it still is over 2,000 years later

What challenges/problems does it attempt to solve?To give the reader tools to transform our greatest challenges into our greatest successes

The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit most?Anyone who loves philosophyAnyone who believes in self-improvementAnyone who enjoys real-life examples of famous people succeeding through hard timesAnyone who wants an optimistic - and practical - application of psychologyGreek-o-philes

Who probably WON’T like “The Obstacle Is the Way”?Someone who doesn't like challenge or discomfortPeople who own rose colored glasses (and won’t take them off)Idiots

How does this book specifically benefit Men? Blueprint of great men from history - shows us what we should do, how we should act

Is this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it? Easy to read, almost bite sized pieces with a story and a lessonPrint: 224 pages - About 4-5 hoursAudio: 6 hours 7 minWhat are the overall book reviews?

Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?Very well known5,639 -- 4.7 StarsKindle: Best Sellers Rank: #1,608 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)#6 in Philosophy Movements (Books)#43 in Business Motivation & Self-Improvement (Books)#45 in Motivational Management & LeadershipAudible 4.6 17,005 ratings#118 in Audible Books & Originals #1 in Philosophy Movements (Books)#4 in Philosophy (Audible Books & Originals)#5 in Business Motivation & Self-Improvement (Audible Books & Originals)

Short bio of Ryan HolidayRyan Holiday (born June 16, 1987) is an American author, public-relations strategist, bookstore owner and host of the podcast The Daily Stoic. He is a former director of marketing for American Apparel. Holiday began his professional career after dropping out of college at the age of 19. He attended University of California, Riverside, where he studied politic