{"product_id":"wisdom-takes-work-learn-apply-repeat-paperback","title":"Wisdom Takes Work: Learn. Apply. Repeat. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRyan Holiday\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this much-anticipated final installment in the \u003ci\u003eStoic Virtues\u003c\/i\u003e series, Ryan Holiday makes the case for the virtue on which all other virtues depend.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf all the stoic virtues - courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom - wisdom is the one we most desperately lack. Literacy is declining in our nation's schools. Most adults read less than a single book per year. The great statesman and philosophers of the past would not be fooled, as we are, by headlines or appearances or the primal pull of tribalism. They knew too much of history, of their own flaws, of the need for collaboration to do any of that. That's wisdom - and we need it more than ever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWisdom is Ryan Holiday's guiding principle, and \u003ci\u003eWisdom Takes Work\u003c\/i\u003e is the culmination of all his work. Drawing on fascinating stories of the ancient and modern figures alike, Holiday shows how to cultivate wisdom through reading, contemplation, and discernment. Through the lives of Montaigne, Seneca, Joan Didion, Abraham Lincoln, and others, Holiday teaches us how to listen more than we talk, to think with nuance, to ruthlessly question our own beliefs, and to develop a method of self-education. He argues convincingly for the necessity of mental struggle and warns against taking shortcuts that deprive us of real knowledge. And through the lives of Elon Musk and Donald Trump he shows us how dangerous power and intelligence can be without the tempering influence of wisdom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn absence of curiosity and prudence is a catastrophe for all of us, argues Ryan Holiday. This incredibly timely book both diagnoses the greatest problem of our current moment and offers solutions for the way forward. Wisdom is work - but it's worth it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRyan Holiday is one of the world's bestselling living philosophers. His books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Obstacle Is the Way\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEgo Is the Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Stoic\u003c\/i\u003e, and the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eStillness Is the Key\u003c\/i\u003e, appear in more than forty languages and have sold over 10 million copies. He lives outside Austin with his wife and two boys ... and a small herd of cows and donkeys and goats. His bookstore, The Painted Porch, sits on historic Main Street in Bastrop, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.13 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43153814782015,"sku":"9798217168941","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bSsWokxBzz9798217168941.webp?v=1776951084","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/wisdom-takes-work-learn-apply-repeat-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}