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A review by jsabrina
The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage by Ryan Holiday
5.0
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.