---
title: "Plus, minus and equal"
description: "Frank Shamrock's method for getting continuous feedback from every direction."
canonical: https://tomsharman.com/bookshelf/ego-is-the-enemy/plus-minus-and-equal/
updated: 2026-11-03
---

# Plus, minus and equal

> Frank Shamrock's method for getting continuous feedback from every direction.

Ryan Holiday's framework, from Ego Is the Enemy, pp. 25 to 84.

Framework 2 of 5 from [Ego Is the Enemy](https://tomsharman.com/bookshelf/ego-is-the-enemy/index.md) by Ryan Holiday. Category: Leadership.

## The steps

1. **Plus.** Keep someone better than you to learn from.
2. **Minus.** Keep someone lesser than you to teach.
3. **Equal.** Keep someone equal to challenge yourself against.

## Where it comes from

From chapter: PART I: ASPIRE, pp. 25–84

## The animation

24 seconds, 4:5, no sound.

- MP4: https://tomsharman-downloads-006143767029.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/downloads/bookshelf/ego-is-the-enemy/plus-minus-and-equal.mp4
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