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The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Ryan Holiday
3.86 AVERAGE
943 reviews for:
The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Ryan Holiday
3.86 AVERAGE
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5 stars for ideas, 4 stars for writing. Would actually give 4.5 stars
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Compact, straightforward and non-BS approach.
The author have the point and he convey it very clearly with a lot of examples.
Very inspiring for procrastionator. Recommended
The author have the point and he convey it very clearly with a lot of examples.
Very inspiring for procrastionator. Recommended
Some fine examples of stoic philosophy poorly interpreted and packaged as a blueprint for “success”.
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I liked it and had even highlighted a couple of parts I want to go back to for personal application. Other reviews are right about having good anecdotes in there, but yes, quite repetitive and a few times I found myself re-reading the chapter title to see its point. Some parts were a little cheerleader-ish like those Thought Catalog articles.
I thought the first part, 'Perception', was really good. However, I did not like the second part, 'Action', particularly the two chapters: 'What's right is what works' and 'In praise of flank attack'. I'm not sure how to describe it but the tone felt wobbly, not inspiring, and felt like the author was battling something difficult when writing these parts. I made sure to remember that I did not like page 100, specifically:
"Scratch the complaining. No waffling. No submitting to powerlessness or fear. You can't just run home to Mommy. Are you going to solve this problem? How are you going to get around the rules that hold you back?
Maybe you'll need a little more cunning or conniving than feels comfortable. Sometimes that requires ignoring some outdated regulations or asking for forgiveness from management later rather than permission (which would be denied) right now. But if you've got an important mission, all that matters is that you accomplish it." (even through wrong ways?)
...And then goes on with an anecdote of a boy using a stolen library card to get books. Then...
"With the stakes this high, you better be willing to bend the rules or do something DESPERATE OR CRAZY... Or, in some cases, giving the middle finger to the people trying to hold you down and blowing right through their evil, disgusting rules." I need somebody to validate that this is stoicism.
I was just confused here and personally did not like it. I mean you literally just said the previous chapter to always respond with honesty to whatever we face. That it's our job to respond with honesty.
Nevertheless, giving this 3 stars because as mentioned there were good takeaways especially on the first part on Perception.
I thought the first part, 'Perception', was really good. However, I did not like the second part, 'Action', particularly the two chapters: 'What's right is what works' and 'In praise of flank attack'. I'm not sure how to describe it but the tone felt wobbly, not inspiring, and felt like the author was battling something difficult when writing these parts. I made sure to remember that I did not like page 100, specifically:
"Scratch the complaining. No waffling. No submitting to powerlessness or fear. You can't just run home to Mommy. Are you going to solve this problem? How are you going to get around the rules that hold you back?
Maybe you'll need a little more cunning or conniving than feels comfortable. Sometimes that requires ignoring some outdated regulations or asking for forgiveness from management later rather than permission (which would be denied) right now. But if you've got an important mission, all that matters is that you accomplish it." (even through wrong ways?)
...And then goes on with an anecdote of a boy using a stolen library card to get books. Then...
"With the stakes this high, you better be willing to bend the rules or do something DESPERATE OR CRAZY... Or, in some cases, giving the middle finger to the people trying to hold you down and blowing right through their evil, disgusting rules." I need somebody to validate that this is stoicism.
I was just confused here and personally did not like it. I mean you literally just said the previous chapter to always respond with honesty to whatever we face. That it's our job to respond with honesty.
Nevertheless, giving this 3 stars because as mentioned there were good takeaways especially on the first part on Perception.
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Wenn man ein Selbsthilfebuch braucht, um nicht in Bad Hersfeld zu verzweifeln, dann ist das hier ganz gut.
Die Anekdoten machen es auch leicht zu lesen, auch wenn es dafür eher theoretisch und vage statt konkret ist.
Zumindest animiert es.
Die Anekdoten machen es auch leicht zu lesen, auch wenn es dafür eher theoretisch und vage statt konkret ist.
Zumindest animiert es.