Disciplina é Destino (English title: Discipline Is Destiny) by Ryan Holiday is the second installment in his four-part series on the cardinal Stoic virtues. Following Courage Is Calling, this book focuses on temperance—the power of self-control and moderation. Core Themes & Structure
Why Read It Now? There is a specific irony in reading about discipline on a digital device (an .epub) that is also a portal to infinite distraction. Perhaps that is the ultimate test. disciplina e destino ryan holidayepub
Demonstrating the discipline of non-violence and moral conviction. Publication Details Portuguese Title: Disciplina é Destino: O poder do autocontrole Ryan Holiday. Publisher: Intrínseca (Brazil). Disciplina é Destino (English title: Discipline Is Destiny
The Exterior (The Body): Mastering physical urges and habits. Holiday suggests starting here because it is the most tangible way to build initial willpower. There is a specific irony in reading about
Quem espera um destino favorável sem disciplina será eternamente frustrado.
Quem aplica disciplina sem aceitar o destino será eternamente amargo.
O sábio, segundo Holiday, faz as pazes com ambos: “Aceito o que vem. Faço o melhor com o que tenho. E isso, por si só, já é um destino digno de ser vivido.”
Years later he would find that line folded into a letter from someone who had read a book and started to write again. The letter said, simply, “Thank you for teaching me to take the first hour back.” That, more than the sales figures and speaking fees, felt like destiny. It was quiet, stubborn, and utterly human.