48 pages 1 hour read

Ryan Holiday

Ego Is the Enemy: The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

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Essay Topics

1.

How does Holiday reframe the concept of success and contrast it with egotistical thinking and behavior? What are the strengths and weaknesses of his conception?

2.

Identify and explain three reasons why the author believes that egotistical thinking is strategically weak and often leads to failure. Are you convinced by these reasons? Why or why not?

3.

Holiday argues that people should adopt a “student” mind throughout their lives. In your view, what would being an effective lifelong “student” look like? What practical habits and strategies could one adopt?