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If you liked Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday, here are 8 non-fiction books to read next — hand-matched on shared themes and authors, not an algorithm. Each links to where to get it.

  1. The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday — book cover
    #1 · same author

    The Obstacle Is the Way

    by Ryan Holiday

    Holiday's modern translation. Three disciplines (perception, action, will) operationalize Aurelius for non-academic readers.

    Shared theme: Stoicism + Stoic philosophy

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  2. Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl — book cover
    #2

    Man’s Search for Meaning

    by Viktor E. Frankl

    Stoic without being labeled. Frankl's logotherapy arrived at Aurelius's insight independently — reading both makes both clearer.

    Shared theme: Stoicism + Stoic philosophy

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  3. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius — book cover
    #3

    Meditations

    by Marcus Aurelius

    The foundation. Marcus Aurelius wrote it for himself; the recurring theme is control what you can, accept what you can't, do right now.

    Shared theme: Stoicism + Stoic philosophy

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  4. The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga — book cover
    #4

    The Courage to Be Disliked

    by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga

    Adlerian psychology in dialogue form. Heavy overlap with Stoic ethics — separation of tasks, choice of meaning, focus on control.

    Shared theme: Stoicism + Stoic philosophy

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  5. #5 · same author

    The Daily Stoic

    by Ryan Holiday

    Another Stoic philosophy pick — same territory as Ego Is the Enemy.

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  6. #6

    A Guide to the Good Life

    by William Irvine

    Another Stoic philosophy pick — same territory as Ego Is the Enemy.

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  7. #7

    How to Think Like a Roman Emperor

    by Donald Robertson

    Another Stoic philosophy pick — same territory as Ego Is the Enemy.

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  8. #8

    Letters from a Stoic

    by Seneca

    Another Stoic philosophy pick — same territory as Ego Is the Enemy.

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