I am only enjoying the stories of individuals facing personal adversity and the quotes at the beginning of each chapter.

I even got the impression he insinuated one of his example generals killing everyone in his way to get 'through' his obstacle. The other is Rockefeller refusing to be intimidated by the Federal police on trial after he monopolized oil drilling, which just sounds psychopathic. The two stories that stood out for me were that of Steve Jobs bullying his workers into meeting impossible deadlines used as a reminder to not complain and Fear is the Mind Killer - I think it would have made more sense to use the story of one of those engineers there rather than holding up Jobs as the example when he was using fear as a weapon against fear. I was hoping it would be more inner work focused and less focused on judgements of the nameless lessers. Contrasted to the stoicism described in Holiday's soundbites online, this book seems to actually be advocating for ruthlessness and a complete lack of mercy for others in pursuit of wealth and fame. I knew going in that the book is criticized for being shallow and for marketing 'airport Stoicism' but it is generally well regarded and I wanted a more casual intro. I've stumbled across Stoicism through the Daily Stoic so I recently bought the Obstacle is the Way. I am not sure if this is the place or I can find some measure of understanding here, I'm just a bit confused. Meditations, Enchiridion, Seneca's essays: view and compare translations.We are a community committed to learning about and applying Stoic principles and techniques. View the subreddit without personal and advice posts For any clarification you can message the mods. Please consult our community rules before making a new comment or post. In the interest of creating a safe space to discuss Stoicism, especially for those new to Stoicism, posts and comments that grossly violate reddiquette will be removed. A summary of central themes in Stoicism.Recommended translations of Marcus Aurelius.Recommendations for introductory reading.Welcome! Please read our FAQ, which includes (but is not limited to) answers to questions on:

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