Ego is the Enemy

We often think that other people and external conditions define our hopes for achieving success and fulfilment in life. In reality, our greatest enemy lies within: our ego. At the start of our careers, it hinders our learning and the development of our talents. Growing success can blind us, making us lose the ability to see our own faults, which plants the seeds of future problems. In failure, the ego magnifies every wound and makes recovery more difficult. At every stage, our own ego stands in our way. In a world where social media and reality TV take centre stage, the battle against the ego is essential. Ego is the Enemy offers us a weapon for this fight. With the lessons from this book, as Holiday states, "you will be less invested in the story you tell about your own specialness, and as a result, you will be liberated to accomplish the world-changing work you’ve set out to achieve." Ryan Holiday, the popular author of bestsellers like The Daily Stoic and Stillness Is the Key, motivates readers in this book to overcome the temptations of our ego. Drawing on history and the present, as well as literature and philosophy, he strengthens us through stories to become the best version of ourselves.