They even have a “13 Illustrated Ways Stoicism Helps with Everyday Life” download at the end of their post.I looooove thisbook The ideas aren’t entirely brand-new.

What Is Stoicism? A Simple Definition & 10 Stoic Core Principles From Nils and Jonas Salzgeber who are on their journey to live a great life and become the best versions of themselves.

If you’d like a bit of a primer on stoicism, I just bought your latest Audible collection of “The Daily Stoic.” So why wait? Find a way around and turn that mountain into your ally and make the obstacle the way. It doesn’t think too much when it comes up against a mountain, it just goes around it (good idea) or waits until the mountain dissolves (slower) under the pressure that the water builds up. Holiday uses famous (and less famous) personas from the past to show us that maybe it’s not really that complicated, maybe it doesn’t need to be “so much work” and struggle and misery. How can you turn some of those roadblocks into detours? Feeling that rumble strip on the side of the road, get focused back on your path. If you’re still struggling with challenges and life just seems like one big mountain of sand, read his book and get some traction.

Perhaps, because I have recently changed so much about my life and have righted my ship towards the direction of my heart (rather than of my mind), I not only read what Holiday writes, I don’t just get it, it’s not only that I believe it and do it, but I’m living it. If you don’t quite get this, you might start with The Obstacle is the Way. If this makes sense to you, Ryan’s books will make sense to you. And I underlined in pen what came after, “Otherwise, it cannot harm you-inside or out.” In my first read of Meditations, I highlighted the line “It can ruin your life only if it ruins your character.” In a later read I added brackets around that line, just for more emphasis. If you’re not quite up for reading about stoicism and/or just can’t seem to drag yourself to a library to sift through ancient texts, Holiday brings it to you in a fresh, modern and actionable book.įrom Ryan’s site, I highlighted his notes about what he learned reading Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations: Ryan Holiday takes you through history and sifts through philosophies to get to the simple notion that what stands in your way becomes your way.

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