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# 4.6/5 stars from 10,000+ readers Rich wisdom from 20+ historical icons 3-part mind, spirit & body focus Stillness is the Key: An Ancient Strategy for Modern Life

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## Summary

> 🧠 Master the art of calm in a noisy world

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## Key Features

- • **Compact Yet Powerful:** Small book, big impact—perfect for busy professionals
- • **Highly Rated & Trusted:** 4.6-star acclaim from over 10,000 readers worldwide
- • **Holistic Approach to Stillness:** Mind, spirit, and body practices for total presence
- • **Packed with Legendary Examples:** Learn from Lincoln, da Vinci, Jordan & more
- • **Timeless Wisdom, Modern Mastery:** Unlock ancient strategies to thrive in today’s chaos

## Overview

Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday distills ancient wisdom into a practical guide for modern life, emphasizing mindfulness and focus through stories of historical and contemporary figures. Divided into mind, spirit, and body sections, this compact, premium-quality book has earned a 4.6-star rating from over 10,000 readers, making it a must-read for professionals seeking clarity and self-mastery amidst today’s distractions.

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Review: Inspiring, Thought-Provoking and Practical - Worth a Read - Distracted minds are commonplace in today's world. With information overload, lots of people have forgotten how to be more present and in the moment. Maybe this is why mindfulness has become so popular. Boredom is something that people hate with a device needed to keep us company and our minds indulged, even when waiting in the shortest of queues or period of inactivity. From a peak performance perspective, stillness as Ryan describes it becomes really important to maintain focus and presence during overwhelming chaos and stress. This is a small book but packed with richness. Ryan uses stories of Abraham Lincoln, John F Kennedy, Marina Abramovic, Napoleon, Shawn Green, Fred Rogers, Anne Frank, Socrates, John Cage, Awa Kenzo, Marcus Aurelius, Tiger Woods, Seneca, Leonardo da Vinci, Michael Jordan, Winston Churchill, Epictetus, William Gladstone and many others. Ryan uses these to demonstrate how important stillness is for self-mastery, discipline and focus in this noisy world. The book divided into three parts: 1. Mind 2. Spirit 3. Body Each part has several chapters making the case for stillness and giving life practices that can help to practically develop stillness. I do feel that the book could have more practical tips but for me it really does help with stirring the emotions and helping to really value the importance of stillness in my life and finding ways to develop this. For me this topic is really important. I previously read Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport and have also pre-ordered Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life - https://www.desertcart.co.uk/Indistractable-Control-Your-Attention-Choose/dp/1526610221/ I will be reading this book a few times to inspire me and develop practices to help me as I try to navigate this world of chaos. I recommend this if this is the journey you are also looking to take.
Review: A very good read. - Easy to read and grasp all the concepts covered. Appropriate level of detail and depth. Would recommend highly. Some key life lessons in this book.

## Features

- Langugage: English
- Filled with wisdom and examples from historical and contemporary figures
- It is made up of premium quality material.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 561,403 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 149 in Business Careers (Books) 737 in Health, Family & Lifestyle Self Help |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 10,492 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inspiring, Thought-Provoking and Practical - Worth a Read
*by C***G on 13 October 2019*

Distracted minds are commonplace in today's world. With information overload, lots of people have forgotten how to be more present and in the moment. Maybe this is why mindfulness has become so popular. Boredom is something that people hate with a device needed to keep us company and our minds indulged, even when waiting in the shortest of queues or period of inactivity. From a peak performance perspective, stillness as Ryan describes it becomes really important to maintain focus and presence during overwhelming chaos and stress. This is a small book but packed with richness. Ryan uses stories of Abraham Lincoln, John F Kennedy, Marina Abramovic, Napoleon, Shawn Green, Fred Rogers, Anne Frank, Socrates, John Cage, Awa Kenzo, Marcus Aurelius, Tiger Woods, Seneca, Leonardo da Vinci, Michael Jordan, Winston Churchill, Epictetus, William Gladstone and many others. Ryan uses these to demonstrate how important stillness is for self-mastery, discipline and focus in this noisy world. The book divided into three parts: 1. Mind 2. Spirit 3. Body Each part has several chapters making the case for stillness and giving life practices that can help to practically develop stillness. I do feel that the book could have more practical tips but for me it really does help with stirring the emotions and helping to really value the importance of stillness in my life and finding ways to develop this. For me this topic is really important. I previously read Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport and have also pre-ordered Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Indistractable-Control-Your-Attention-Choose/dp/1526610221/ I will be reading this book a few times to inspire me and develop practices to help me as I try to navigate this world of chaos. I recommend this if this is the journey you are also looking to take.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A very good read.
*by E***K on 26 August 2024*

Easy to read and grasp all the concepts covered. Appropriate level of detail and depth. Would recommend highly. Some key life lessons in this book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting, intelligent perspective
*by Z***N on 13 April 2022*

I found this book an easy and insightful read. It's was well written and on the back of doing it I have got more of the authors books. It had unexpected but insightful content in it in terms of the people it covered and the perspectives it shared.

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