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Obstacle As The Path
- The obstacle you fear often is the path forward rather than a barrier to success.
- Ryan Holiday frames this as an ancient truth shared by Stoicism and Zen, turning problems into opportunities.
Stoicism Is Practical Philosophy
- Stoicism appeals because its authors were practitioners who faced real-world crises and action, not just theorists.
- That practical origin makes stoicism a philosophy written by doers for doers, useful in turmoil.
Control Perception First
- Control perception by checking emotions and viewing events objectively before labeling them good or bad.
- Use Epictetus's idea that things are neutral and your judgment assigns their value.