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Stillness Is the Key

The guide to a calm and successful life

In Stillness is the Key the author aims to create a guide to lead a life that is both serene and productive. The objective is to achieve a state of calm and stillness that allows you to have a successful life. The book explains that this is only possible when we reach a balance between the three most important areas of human life: mind, body and spirit; each one of these is analysed individually to uncover the best methods to reach a calm state in each area

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Stillness Is the Key
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Many useful tips to:

  • Achieve inner peace and live a better life.
  • Learn to balance your mind, body and spirit and access stillness.
  • Learn to discover and make the most of the inner calm present within each of us, that is shrunken by modern life.

The author of the book:

Ryan Holiday is a highly sought-after speaker and strategist and, author of bestsellers such as The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, Conspiracy, Trust me, I am Lying and other books about marketing, culture and the human condition. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages and have appeared all over, from the New York Times to Fast Company. Holiday is one of the main thinkers and writers of ancient philosophy and how to apply it in everyday life. He lives in Austin, Texas with his family.

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What is stillness or, as the stoics called it, apatheia

Staying steady while the world spins around you. It means reacting without frenzy. Hearing only what needs to be heard. Stillness means to possess quietude, both interior and exterior, on command. The concept of stillness is a pathway that leads to excellence, it improves performance, inspires ideas and refines perspective, it enables us to persevere, to resist the passions of the masses and make space for gratitude and wonder. In reality most philosophers and world religions revere this stillness or inner peace as supreme well-being and the secret to a happy life. To achieve stillness we need to reduce the disturbances and the chaos that make it impossible, by concentrating on three specific things: mind, body and soul.

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The key ideas of "Stillness Is the Key"

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What is stillness or, as the stoics called it, apatheia
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The domain of the body; a stressed body cannot achieve serenity
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Living in the moment, limiting inputs and letting go of preconceptions can help to achieve mental peace
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Tricks to avoid distractions, to reflect and to seek silence and wisdom
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Learning to feel sure of yourself and to let things go
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The spiritual domain, how to achieve spiritual stillness
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To achieve spiritual stillness, develop a strong moral code, be kind to your inner child and manage your desires
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Nourishing the spirit, learning to believe in a greater force and sharing the quest for serenity are excellent pathways to spiritual peace
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The domain of the body; a stressed body cannot achieve serenity
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Regenerate the body with hobbies, with movement and with routine
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Seek out solitude and rest, learn not to react to protect your body from stress
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Quotes
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Take-home message
 
 
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