Here’s Everything I Wrote in 2016
2016 was a busy year of writing for me (and reading—but that’s in a different post). Not only did I publish two books, and launch the new daily newsletter for DailyStoic.com, but I wrote something like 100 articles. Back of the envelop math, that comes to roughly 2 articles per week, and ~150,000 words (all in that’s probably 275,000 words not including ghostwriting). There were times where I felt a little bit like I was stretching myself too slim, but I’m actually hoping to do more, and do even better writing in the year to come.
Anyway, in case you missed any of them or are looking for something to read, I thought I would put them here—all in one place. I also recently put up a page on this site that highlights some of my favorite posts I’ve written from the last ten or so years. You can also sign up to get the posts via email when they happen by clicking here.
More to come in 2017. Enjoy!
THOUGHT CATALOG
If You Only Read A Few Books In 2017, Read These
23 Things I Learned About Writing, Strategy And Life From Tim Ferriss
The Relationship Between ‘Talk’ And ‘Work’ Is That One Kills The Other
Here’s Why I Won’t Be Exploiting My Kids On Social Media
Please, Please, For The Love Of God: Do Not Start a Podcast
37 Wise & Life-Changing Lessons From The Ancient Stoics
Sorry, Offering To Work For Free Is A Really Bad Strategy (But Not For The Reasons You Think)
16 Rules That Every Kind, Smart and Compassionate Traveler Follows When They Fly
29 Lessons From The Greatest Strategic Minds Who Ever Lived, Fought, Or Led
Hey Dad, Here Are 49 More Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Vote For Donald Trump
21 Life Lessons Learned From Some Of The World’s Greatest Sports Coaches
12 Books of Aphorisms, Sayings & Moral Reminders That Belong In Every Library
25 Ways To Kill The Toxic Ego That Will Ruin Your Life
The Moments No One Wants to Experience But Everyone Needs To Succeed
29 Pieces Of Life Changing Advice I Collected By My 29th Birthday
Don’t Follow Your Passion, It’s What’s Holding You Back
There’s Only One Way To Kill The Jealousy That’s Ruining Your Life
44 Writing Hacks From Some of the Greatest Writers Who Ever Lived
The Most Important Part of The Creative Process That Everyone Misses: A Draw-Down Period
The Best Way To Learn Is To Ask — Even The Dumb Questions
If You Do This, You Should Be Banned From Email
Don’t Say ‘Maybe’ If You Want To Say ‘No’
19 Marvelous, Unbelievable Books About The Strange History of Man and Animals
The Obstacle Really Is The Way
If You Don’t Take The Money, They Can’t Tell You What To Do
15 Short, Powerful and Provocative Books Everyone Should Read
31 Ways To Get More ‘Deep Work’ Accomplished
What Books To Base Your Life On (From Someone Who Reads A Lot)
Read This If You Just Need Someone To Give You A Chance At Your Dream Job
Did You Actually Read That? The Joy of Reading Really Really Long Books
NEW YORK OBSERVER
We Are Living in a Post-Shame World—And That’s Not a Good Thing
We Don’t Have a Fake News Problem—We Are the Fake News Problem
Want to Really Make America Great Again? Stop Reading the News.
Mike Cernovich Exclusive Interview: How This Right-Wing ‘Troll’ Reaches 100M People a Month
100 Things I Learned in 10 Years and 100 Reads of Marcus Aurelius’ ‘Meditations’
Interview: Inside the World of Influencer Marketing With a Don Draper of Social Video
The Timeless Link Between Writing and Running and Why It Makes for Better Work
When Will YouTube Deal With Its Audiobook and Podcast Piracy Problem?
The Biggest Threat to Your Success Is the Story You Tell Yourself About Success
The Difference Between NBA Stars and Flame-Outs Is the Secret to Success in Any Field
The 3 Ways Ego Will Derail Your Career Before It Really Begins
Doing the Work Is Enough: Stop Letting Others Dictate Your Worth
Hypocrites, Much? How Gawker Reported on Other Crippling Bankruptcies and Lawsuits
The Toxic Force That Poisoned the Uber and Lyft Battle in Austin
Peter Thiel’s Reminder to the Gawker Generation: Actions Have Consequences
Behind the Stunt: How a Fake Book Cover Got 5 Million Views
How Tim Ferriss Became the ‘Oprah of Audio’—Behind the Podcast With 70M-Plus Downloads
Meet the Man Who Sold Hundreds of Thousands of Books With Blank Pages in Them
Meet the Man Who Rejected Advertising and Still Runs a Profitable Media Site
Goodbye and Good Riddance: Sociopathy of Gawker and Gawker-Like Media Finally Exposed
Interview: After 11,000 Posts, This Blogger Reveals All the Problems With the Media
EXCLUSIVE: How This Marketer Created a Fake Best Seller—And Got a Real Book Deal
The Cause of This Nightmare Election? Media Greed and Shameless Traffic Worship
How Rumblr’s Marketing Agency Gamed the Media for $100k in Business
EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Social Media Genius Behind Dan Bilzerian and Verne Troyer
This Is the Hollowed-Out World That Outrage Culture Has Created
DAILY STOIC
3 Stoic Exercises That Will Help Create Your Best Month Yet
Stoicism Can Help Put Criticism In Perspective
How Does A Stoic Respond To Failure
Translating The Stoics: An Interview With “The Daily Stoic” Co-Author Stephen Hanselman
On Stoicism and Not Giving a F*ck: An Interview with Mark Manson
An Interview with the Master: Robert Greene on Stoicism
Stoicism In Professional Sports: An Interview with NFL Exec Michael Lombardi
Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking: An Interview with Oliver Burkeman
A Guide To The Good Life: An Interview With William B. Irvine
Philosophy for Life: An Interview With Jules Evans
Doing the Right Thing Can Cost You Everything
Who Is Marcus Aurelius? Getting To Know The Roman Emperor
Who Is Seneca? Inside The Mind of The World’s Most Interesting Stoic
Who Is Epictetus? From Slave To World’s Most Sought After Philosopher
BOING BOING
Here’s an ancient philosophy so simple even a 5-year-old could understand it
The fascinating and ego-killing existence of human wormholes
THE GUARDIAN
How would the Stoics cope today?
THE DAILY BEAST
Gay Talese Isn’t Alone: Why Aren’t More Books Factchecked?
99U
Do You Have to Be a Jerk to Be Successful?
CRACKED
5 “Geniuses” Who Drove Their Legacies Into the Ground
FAST COMPANY
The Crucial Thing Commencement Speakers Get Wrong About Success
How To Advance Your Career While You’re Stuck Doing Grunt Work
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
How to Beat Perfectionism, Make Progress, and Find Happiness
ENTREPRENEUR
5 Truths of Ancient Wisdom That Will Make You a Better Entrepreneur
The 3 Ways Ego Will Derail Your Career Before It Really Begins
4 Ways To Push Through Adversity and Failure Without Ego
5 Deadly Kinds of Ego That Prey Upon Your Success
MEDIUM
7 Stoic Meditations To Get The Most Out of Today (and Life)
Here’s Why Smart People Believe The Nonsense That Trump Might Win
Here’s Why You’re The Only One Who Gets To Define What Success Is
The Maxim For Every Successful Person: ‘Always Stay A Student’
HUFFINGTON POST
Dear Dad, Please Don’t Vote For Donald Trump
Why Ego Is the Enemy in Business and in Life
MINDBODYGREEN
How To Shut Down Your Ego + Tap Into The Immensity Of Your Potential
NEWSWEEK
What’s Wrong With Today’s Media?
INC.
58 Books That Will Make You Better, No Matter Who You Are
BUSINESS INSIDER
An ancient guide to solving all work problems once and for all
The Canvas Strategy: The Quickest Way to Career Success
You’re Not Stuck, You’re Just Using Your Time Wrong
Here’s the Strategy Elite Athletes Follow to Perform at the Highest Level
Great list Ryan thanks! Geez that is a lot of writing for one guy in a year but I think everyone on your site appreciates the hard work.
Have you thought about putting up a “now” page on your site? It’s a Derek Sivers idea you can see on his blog which basically tells everyone what you are doing right now. Just an idea I heard and really liked. I follow your Instagram which does the same thing I think so maybe a hybrid version here with a feed from instagram.
Anywho thanks again for the great work. Looking forward to reading more in 2017!
An impressive list, my favorite is the HuffPo “Dear Dad” article.
Looking forward to what 2017 brings.