robynie 's review for:

The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials Into Triumph by Ryan Holiday

3.0

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I’m not sure why I expected this to be more fleshed out, but it’s essentially the Daily Stoic podcast back to back to back (albeit without the constant merch sales pitches) interspersed with vaguely connected stories about famous people. The concepts are there and they are useful, but you have to stop in between each (incredibly brief) chapter and do the elaborating to fill in the gaps yourself. I recognise that reflection is a big part of Stoicism with the journaling, etc., but I just anticipated Ryan Holiday would build a bit more onto the topic in this longer book format.

I preferred “How To Think Like a Roman Emperor” by Donald J. Robertson.