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The Obstacle Is The Way (Audiobook) Ryan Holiday

Notus & Friends

CHAPTER

How to Break Down Your Hold on You

When it comes to our actions, disorder and distraction are death. The unordered mind gets distracted by thoughts of the future. Being trapped is just a position, not a fate. You get out of it by addressing and eliminating each part of that position through small, deliberate action. It will take some time, but you'll get yourself out. At each step, the person on top is forced to give a little up, till there's nothing left. Then you're free.

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