Finance ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
Ego Is the Enemy
Ryan Holiday · 2026
🎙 Narrated by Ryan Holiday (author)
81/100
👍 Worth It
Holiday's case that ego undermines success more than it fuels it is sharp, cleanly structured across Aspire/Success/Failure, and has earned real crossover appeal from athletes to CEOs - though readers of his other Stoicism books will recognize some familiar ground. Well worth the listen, and he narrates it himself with the same steady, direct delivery fans already know, though note this looks like a 2026 re-release of the original 2016 audio rather than new content.
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🎙 Narration: good Holiday narrates himself with the same steady, direct delivery listeners of his other audiobooks will recognize; note this appears to be a 2026 re-release of the 2016 original rather than new content.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety95
Substance / usefulness80
Craft & writing82
Originality68
Evidence & accuracy78
Hype vs delivers82
Age-fit90
Human-eye read80
Penny’s verdict81
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