Wisdom Takes Work

Timeless Stoic values from the multimillion-selling author of THE DAILY STOIC

By: Ryan Holiday

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Hardcover | 28 October 2025

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The final installment in the New York Times bestselling Stoic Virtues series: the essential, life-changing and hard-won virtue of wisdom.

Wisdom depends on curiosity. It demands humility. It requires a willingness to learn from the past in order to overcome the obstacles of the present - and we need it more than ever.

In this fourth and final instalment of his bestselling Stoic Virtues series, Ryan Holiday reveals a method of self-education that can be honed throughout our lives. Drawing on stories of the Stoics, the Buddha, and modern greats from Abraham Lincoln to Joan Didion, he shows how to cultivate wisdom through reading, contemplation and discernment. He teaches us how to think critically, listen intently and escape the traps of tribalism, certainty and self-righteousness. As the Stoics knew, all other virtues depend on wisdom. It takes work. But it's worth it.

About the Author

Ryan Holiday is one of the world's bestselling living philosophers. His books, including The Obstacle is the Way and The Daily Stoic, have spent over 300 weeks on the bestseller charts, appear in over forty languages and have sold over 6 million copies. His bookshop, The Painted Porch, sits on historic Main Street in Bastrop, Texas.

Industry Reviews

'PRAISE FOR THE STOIC VIRTUES SERIES' -

'An urgent call to arms for each and all of us' - Matthew McConaughey

'Ryan Holiday is a genius' - Chris Evans

'A clear and inspiring guide' - Robert Greene

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