#565: Stillness Is the Key

Published: Dec. 2, 2019, 7:34 p.m.

b"According to my guest today, many of the world's most eminent leaders, thinkers, athletes, and artists have one thing in common: they cultivate\\xa0stillness\\xa0in their lives.\\xa0\\n\\nHis name is\\xa0Ryan Holiday\\xa0and in his latest book,\\xa0Stillness Is the Key,\\xa0he highlights how great individuals\\xa0have used\\xa0stillness\\xa0to do great things. We begin our discussion with how Ryan describes\\xa0stillness, what it means to find\\xa0stillness\\xa0in mind, body, and soul, and how an individual can have\\xa0stillness\\xa0in one of these areas, but chaos in another.\\xa0Ryan shares what we can learn about\\xa0stillness\\xa0of mind from JFK's handling of the Cuban Missile\\xa0Crisis and how journaling and limiting media inputs can help us foster our own mental\\xa0stillness. We then discuss the myth that relationships hold you back in life, and how they can in fact help you find both greater achievement, and\\xa0stillness\\xa0of soul. We also discuss what we can learn from Winston Churchill on how to find physical\\xa0stillness, and why having hobbies is so important to finding balance in life.\\xa0\\n\\nGet the show notes at aom.is/stillness."