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Ryan Holiday: The obstacle is the way (2014)

"A guide to overcoming adversity by drawing on the wisdom of the ancient Stoics"--

Review of 'The obstacle is the way' on 'Goodreads'

This book came highly recommended, and had its moments. It wasn't a great fit for me, though.

I'm a Christian, and while much of the advice is logical and can be applied regardless of worldview, the heavy Stoic influence feels... anemic, I guess.

Beyond worldview, I also found it too abstract. I appreciated many of the philosophies in theory, but the application was often nebulous.

It was a slog to finish, and I would have spent the time more profitably reading a blog post on the topic and then moving on to the next book in my to-read pile.