I almost stopped reading this in the beginning. I felt that it had too much of an adversarial tone; talking about outmaneuvering your enemies and too many uses of war as a positive examples of stoicism in action.

I am very glad I kept reading, however, because the rest of the book was life changing. The author also makes it clear that caring about others and looking at life as a team sport, rather than a single player game, is of paramount importance in the stoic philosophy.

Overall this is a wonderful introduction to a wonderful philosophy that you can use to improve your life, and the lives of those around you.