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Ego is the Enemy: Review

Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday is the second book that gives me chills after Outlier by Malcolm Gladwell. It is a reminder that while passion and dedication are paths to success, unchecked ego will lead to destruction Here are some highlight: Plus-minus and Equal by Frank Shamrock (an American former professional mixed martial artist). Each fighter needs to have someone better that they can learn from, someone less who they can teach, and someone equal they can challenge themselves against. (Get a mentor, have a mentee and peer(s) As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shores of our ignorance (Each victory and achievement that makes you smarter also bumps you against new situations you've never encountered before. Make it so you don't have to fake it rather than the famous fake it till you make it. The bigger the ego, the harder the fall. The way to rise is by reorientation and increased self-awareness, not self-pity (your own or from others) Ego makes it impossi