The Obstacle is the Way Expanded 10th Anniversary Edition
The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

This isn't much more than a superficial repackaging of stoicism combined with some semi-interesting anecdotes and a whole lot of trite motivational affirmations. The book is written in the style of Holiday's mentor, Robert Greene, but where Greene does something rare and surprising by compensating f......more

Stoicism: the ancient philosophy that teaches mental endurance in the face of hardship. Ryan Holiday explores this outstanding philosophy and how it can help us in our everyday lives in The Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage. So: I flat out loved this book! Stoici......more

This is an intelligent self-help book packed with examples from history of people who made it through adversity into greatness. It also offers a system for approaching life as a more average person, turning obstacles into advantages, and using relentless persistence to achieve what you want. We all......more

I read Ego Is the Enemy by the same author, Ryan Holiday. I rated it 3 stars. This time I rated this book 4 stars because I learned something new especially when I don't know how to react smartly when I face obstacles in my life. This book mentions many tools to handle and solve the problems that we a......more

I had to read this for work. Nothing that original, which the author disclaims in the beginning…a lot of trite platitudes. Still, it was decent, with a lot of good well-known points and reminders.......more