SXSW: Ryan Holiday Discusses Peter Thiel, Gawker and How to Have a Vast Output

March 10, 2018

Ryan Holiday is an author who has written seven books in seven years — what? How is that possible? Shira Lazar digs into it with Ryan Holiday and discusses his new book “Conspiracy” — covering Peter Thiel’s destruction of Gawker after Gawker outed him as gay on their website. Ryan marvels over the weirdness and elaborate nature of Peter Thiel — how he used Hulk Hogan, who thought he was doing this as a blow for Internet privacy, and wonders if Gawker’s philosophy of “if it’s true, we can publish it” is even the world we want to live in. For example — Ryan points out — should we have the right to publish celebrities’ medical records? Much to think about! Then Ryan talks about advice for productivity, and his advice is a simple one — just write every day! Write every day, and then slowly you can become as prolific as Ryan Holiday is. Watch the video above and give us your thoughts! For more SXSW coverage, follow us on Twitter at @WhatsTrending.