Ego Is the Enemy -

Ryan Holiday

Portfolio

2016

256 páginas

8h 32m

ISBN-10: 1591847818

The instant Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestseller

“While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I’ve found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition.” —from the prologue

Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego. Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. With success, it can blind us to our faults and sow future problems. In failure, it magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. At every stage, ego holds us back.

Ego Is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to his­tory. We meet fascinating figures such as George Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who all reached the highest levels of power and success by con­quering their own egos. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well.

In an era that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion, the battle against ego must be fought on many fronts. Armed with the lessons in this book, as Holiday writes, “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.”

Resenhas (8)

3.5 (Bom)

Destro do esperado.

O autor explica, de forma clara, como o ego atrapalha nossa vida e como impede de evoluirmos como profissionais e como pessoas.
O assunto foi bem desenvolvido, mas achei que faltou exemplos de situações do dia-a-dia, mais condizentes com a vida da pessoa “comum”.
Precisamos de mais livros sobre este tema e não só porque trata-se de um assunto importante, mas sim por que vivemos em um mundo onde o ego fala mais alto (principalmente no trabalho) e lidar com isso não é nada fácil.
Recomendo a leitura.