The Power of Calmness

This book will help you create an oasis of calm within yourself.
The modern world is overwhelming and distracting. Car horns, loud music, mobile phone alerts, social media notifications, jackhammers, and airplanes. Our desks are cluttered with papers, and our email inboxes are overflowing with messages. News about crises around the world comes from every screen. Work is exhausting and seems never-ending.
How can one stop? How can one focus to think things through clearly and make informed decisions? What secret do those who manage to maintain concentration and composure in virtually any situation possess?
Ryan Holiday, a self-development expert and popular consultant to football coaches, Olympians, hip-hop stars, and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, after analyzing the works of the greatest thinkers of all time — from Confucius to Seneca, from Marcus Aurelius to Thich Nhat Hanh, from John Stuart Mill to Nietzsche — concluded that the main component of the success of outstanding leaders, thinkers, artists, athletes, and businesspeople is calmness.
In his brilliant book, he explains how to learn to not react to your surroundings and to fully utilize your abilities anytime, anywhere, and under any circumstances.