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The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Ryan Holiday
3.86 AVERAGE
931 reviews for:
The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Ryan Holiday
3.86 AVERAGE
informative
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
This is the second time I’ve read this book and I found it yo be great guidance at this moment. Making a habit if reading this once every year or two could be smart we must always « be prepared to start again. »
This is an extremely readable, accessible book which distills the essence of Stoic philosophy into pragmatic insights and inspiration.
Life is full of challenges, but we can overcome them -- or at least get through them well -- by facing up to them with clear vision and courage, seeking the opportunities and gifts inherent in every problem and taking right action, and then living gracefully with the outcomes, whatever they are.
This may sound simplistic, and an echo of many other self-help books, but Holiday has a gift for acknowledging the challenge of these steps, sharing ideas for actually putting them to work, and illustrating with great examples.
In the end he asserts (rightfully, I believe) that philsophy isn't some abstract lah-di-dah practice of sheltered people in ivory towers; it's "an operating system for life."
I feel confident that virtually any individual who reads this book will receive the benefit of an upgrade to their personal operating system. Even teenagers will be able to grasp these concepts and - hopefully - put them to good use.
Life is full of challenges, but we can overcome them -- or at least get through them well -- by facing up to them with clear vision and courage, seeking the opportunities and gifts inherent in every problem and taking right action, and then living gracefully with the outcomes, whatever they are.
This may sound simplistic, and an echo of many other self-help books, but Holiday has a gift for acknowledging the challenge of these steps, sharing ideas for actually putting them to work, and illustrating with great examples.
In the end he asserts (rightfully, I believe) that philsophy isn't some abstract lah-di-dah practice of sheltered people in ivory towers; it's "an operating system for life."
I feel confident that virtually any individual who reads this book will receive the benefit of an upgrade to their personal operating system. Even teenagers will be able to grasp these concepts and - hopefully - put them to good use.
Some good thoughts here but I'm having trouble making my current obstacle fit the advice. Maybe re-read in a year.
Full of metaphors. Like every other sentence is a cliche metaphor or platitude. So this reads like someone trying to make a word count. With no solid advice besides “just do the hard things”. I looked up other reviews to find that it continues in this fashion for the rest of the book.
informative
medium-paced
Stoicism is my new OS. This book is a great, modern supplement to Meditations.
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Like everything Ryan writes, the book is a pleasant to read. It's a good introduction to stoicism, very accessible and light. The book is full of anecdotes about historical figures but those are presented in a very uni-dimensional way. The book also has an aura of a self-help book, which for me is a turn-off, perhaps this is the very thing that makes it palatable for people who are just getting introduced to philosophy or that are too busy for a deep-dive into stoicism.