So, what if we could change our approach to such obstacles? Obstacles are like invisible enemies that inhibit and frustrate us, provoking fear and anger. We either blame society or consider ourselves to be inadequate in some way or another. We are often paralyzed by the obstacles that appear before us. What if for any problem there hid within in it some embedded or inherent advantage and/or benefit that you could make good use of? What would you say? Review and Summary of “The Obstacle is the Way” Introduction

Note: This is a guest review written by Antonin from the blog Learning to Invest.

Summary of “ The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph” by Ryan Holiday: Steeped in Stoic philosophy, the author demonstrates how perception, action, and willpower can help us overcome difficulties and turn any problem into an opportunity.īy Ryan Holiday, 2018 for the French edition, 256 pages. You can also listen to this podcast that Tim and I did about the book (which tied with James Altucher’s podcast was one of the most fun and thought provoking interviews I have ever done).Welcome back to Books That Can Change Your Life ! Since it is not your first visit here, you must want to receive The 3 Vital Principles To Succeed in Life, backed by science : And now here we are publishing a book together.Īnyway, enjoy. It was then that I realized I might be able to actually pursue this all as a career. Tim was the one who prompted me to write this post on stoicism for his blog in 2009, which resulted in my first inquiry from a book publisher. It’s all very fitting because Tim and I first connected over our love of Seneca back in 2007. As his May selection for the Tim Ferriss Book Club, The Obstacle Is The Way will get all sorts of new readers I could have never expected otherwise. This was an ideal collaboration because not only did Tim give excellent notes on the book that helped improve it, but his massive distribution network helps put the book in front of lots of new people. He liked it so much that he went straight to my publisher, Portfolio/Penguin and bought the rights for the audio edition. Tim and I spent some time in Amsterdam in 2013 when I was finishing the book and I showed him a copy of the manuscript. And there’s an exciting piece of news about it that I’ve kept secret until now: Tim Ferriss is publishing it. “Over the last 14 days, I have carried one book in my backpack to cope, all day and every day: The Obstacle Is The Way.” - Tim Ferrissįor the many of you who asked, I can now proudly announce that the audiobook edition of The Obstacle Is The Way is now available.

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