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The Obstacle Is the Way

Ryan Holiday, 2014

Medium length, about 224 pages

A quick, practical modern take on Stoic thinking about setbacks.

Talk about it

  1. Think of an obstacle you're facing. How might it be the way, as the book says?
  2. Where does the book simplify the Stoics, and does that matter?
  3. Which idea here would you pass on to a friend having a hard time?

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