Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday 

“The ego is not master in its own house.” Sigmund Freud

Is ego the enemy? I am in two thoughts on this and love books like this that help me questions topics like that on the ego at a higher altitude. Ryan Holiday author of The Obstacle Is the Way and fantastic book that I have also reviewed at The Hidden Why has done it again. His writing is brilliant. The topic is relatable and message important to all.

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Ryan is a master of the writing and I understand that the process of writing mustn’t be an easy one even for someone that appears to do it so easily. His writing is without clutter and very purposeful. It is not highly technical making the process of reading smooth and messages shared more absorbable. In this book, Ryan speaks and shares reasons on why he believes ego is the enemy in three parts as it relates to our aspirations, successes and failures.

Each chapter is sharp and to the point sharing one view on why ego is the enemy using contextual examples that help give reason to his thought. While each chapter is short it is also rich in content. This leaves no room for wasted mumble. It also allows you to keep your attention focused and then leaves you time to reflect on each point more fully. I really enjoyed the book for this reason.

Do I agree in entirety? No! I believe ego is our connection with an identity and if we were without an ego who would we be and would we actually exist? Ego helps put our existence into context. I do agree with much of what he says. I believe that if we don’t create a higher level of awareness around our own ego we may end up being controlled by it. When this happens it can destroy the true beauty and gift of life.

Ryan supports his arguments with great examples of people of have successfully overcome or mastered ego to those who have not. People that we may look at with great admiration or that we view as disastrous examples of the human race, Ryan puts a unique perspective on it.

I plan to write more of my personal thoughts on ego soon but for now get yourself a copy of this book and start reflecting and asking yourself more questions on ego. This is certainly the book to help trigger powerful thoughts. Whether you agree or not it will bring about a great sense of awareness to your ego and in that make the actions and behaviours you take more intentional and without false need.

Great read Ryan Holiday, thank you!

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