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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
Part 3 of a 4-part series on the Stoic virtues - book 1 was Courage, book 2 was Temperance (Discipline), and this 3rd book is about Justice. Justice is not an easy topic to tackle, perhaps especially in the current time when competing visions and definitions of justice as cluttering our public discourse, but Ryan Holiday does an excellent job of cutting through the clutter and getting to the heart of what Justice really means. An excellent book in an excellent series; I look forward to the final book forthcoming on the topic of Wisdom . . .
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I have been a fan of Ryan Holiday’s books. It is easy to read and reminds me the good in human beings.
This book makes me angry. While it promotes openness and kindness, it makes sweeping, US-centric comments about political issues in the world today, without attempting to learn about the truths from both sides, without attempting to experience how people live and think in another country or from a different origin.
This arrogance can be mildly sensed throughout the book, but it peaked in the afterwords. The author made comments about people unsubscribing from his newsletter because he talked about politics, as if it was a proud thing that he is “against the evil or weak hearted”. That does not sound like self reflection, or maybe there is, but in a self-centric way.
The book is a disappointment to me to say the least. While I admire the knowledge and efforts the author put into his books, I cannot help but to feel the limitation and restrictions in his perspectives.
This book makes me angry. While it promotes openness and kindness, it makes sweeping, US-centric comments about political issues in the world today, without attempting to learn about the truths from both sides, without attempting to experience how people live and think in another country or from a different origin.
This arrogance can be mildly sensed throughout the book, but it peaked in the afterwords. The author made comments about people unsubscribing from his newsletter because he talked about politics, as if it was a proud thing that he is “against the evil or weak hearted”. That does not sound like self reflection, or maybe there is, but in a self-centric way.
The book is a disappointment to me to say the least. While I admire the knowledge and efforts the author put into his books, I cannot help but to feel the limitation and restrictions in his perspectives.
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I like so much the other books from this author, but i just didn’t enjoy this book. Maybe it was a bit too preachy for me. Maybe it was the stories/characters shared - I’m tired of hearing seeing US presidents being god-like. Maybe I was hoping for more stoicism and found not as much of it, compared to previous books at least.
It’s an ok read. Some interesting messages. Not what I was looking for though.
It’s an ok read. Some interesting messages. Not what I was looking for though.
A cheeleading book about being virtuous and doing the right thing… I just want to know who recommended this to me?😂
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medium-paced
Of the four cardinal virtues, Courage, Self-Discipline, Justice, and Wisdom, Justice might be the most important.
If more people practiced justice, the need for courage, self-discipline, and wisdom would be considerably lower.
I pre-ordered this book several months ago, and it exceeded all my expectations, making the wait well worth it.
This book has several lessons. I could make a whole course on the lessons this book teaches you. Listing out just 5% of the good lessons in this post would make this text incredibly long; please read or listen to the book. My highlighter and pen got their workout for the month with solid advice.
I'll summarize the book with a poem summary at the end.
There was an old man who crossed a washed-out road. After he crossed it, he stopped going to his destination. He then stayed at the edge of the road and built a bridge so the person behind him could find success easier than he did.
One of Fast Forward's mottos was to pay it forward, and this book exemplifies that motto.
Please read this book.
If more people practiced justice, the need for courage, self-discipline, and wisdom would be considerably lower.
I pre-ordered this book several months ago, and it exceeded all my expectations, making the wait well worth it.
This book has several lessons. I could make a whole course on the lessons this book teaches you. Listing out just 5% of the good lessons in this post would make this text incredibly long; please read or listen to the book. My highlighter and pen got their workout for the month with solid advice.
I'll summarize the book with a poem summary at the end.
There was an old man who crossed a washed-out road. After he crossed it, he stopped going to his destination. He then stayed at the edge of the road and built a bridge so the person behind him could find success easier than he did.
One of Fast Forward's mottos was to pay it forward, and this book exemplifies that motto.
Please read this book.
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hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced