‘Wisdom Takes Work: Learn. Apply. Repeat.’ There’s No Easy Way

Becoming wiser isn’t automatic, so Ryan Holiday inspires us to keeping trying.
‘Wisdom Takes Work: Learn. Apply. Repeat.’ There’s No Easy Way
"Wisdom Takes Work: Learn. Apply. Repeat." by Ryan Holiday offers good examples in ways to attain wisdom. Portfolio/Dawson Carroll)
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“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it,” said Albert Einstein. Though not often attained, wisdom is something to pursue because it can give us, according to Ryan Holiday, the ability to “see what’s in front of us with clarity.”

This is what the author Holiday wants readers to come away with. If there was any time to be discussing the path to wisdom, it’s now. We’re headed into a new year, which traditionally offers the opportunity to make positive changes. Holiday, bestselling author, philosopher, and student of ancient wisdom, shows us how.

MJ Hanley-Goff
MJ Hanley-Goff
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MJ Hanley-Goff has written for Long Island’s daily paper, Newsday, the Times Herald-Record, Orange Magazine, and Hudson Valley magazine. She did a stint as editor for the Hudson Valley Parent magazine, and contributed stories to AAA’s Car & Travel, and Tri-County Woman. After completing a novel and a self-help book, she now offers writing workshops and book coaching to first time authors, and essay coaching to high school students.