Ego Is the Enemy

The best-selling author of The Obstacle is the Way, drawing on numerous stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to history to his own experience advising many high-profile clients, offers a brutally honest portrait of how we let our egos seduce us, and offers valuable advice for how we can overcome them.
In the tradition of Steven Pressfield's The War of Art, a short, powerfulmeditation on ego and creativity, from the bestselling author of The Obstacleis the Way.In The Obstacle is the Way, Ryan Holiday introduced tens of thousands ofreaders to the world of Stoic philosophy. In The Ego is the Enemy, Holiday againdelivers practical and inspiring philosophy to people who need it, picking up on apowerful concept that runs back centuries, across borders and schools of thought.Our main impediment in life is not the outside world but ourselves. It's our egothat is our most common enemy. Early in our careers, it can prevent us fromlearning and developing our talents. When we taste success, ego can blind us toour own faults, alienate us from others and lead to our downfall. In failure, ego isdevastating and makes recovery all the more difficult. It is only by identifying ourego, speaking to its desires, and systematically disarming it that we will evercreate our best work.In The Ego is the Enemy, Holidaydraws on a vast array of stories and examples,from literature to philosophy to history to his own experience advising manyhigh-profile clients. Like Steven Pressfield's The War of Art, the book offers abrutally honest portrait of how we let our egos seduce us, and offers valuableadvice for how we can overcome them.