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The Obstacle Is the Way

by Ryan Holiday • 2014

When something blocks your path, stop seeing a wall and start seeing a raw material.

4.15

101k+

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔄 Adversity As Advantage 👓 Reframing Obstacles 🧠 Mental Discipline 📜 Historical Lessons

The Obstacle Is the Way

When something blocks your path, stop seeing a wall and start seeing a raw material.

by Ryan Holiday 2014

4.15

101k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔄 Adversity As Advantage 👓 Reframing Obstacles 🧠 Mental Discipline 📜 Historical Lessons

Lives of the Stoics

by Ryan Holiday • 2020

Shipwreck, slavery, and empire: the Stoic art of living, taught by the lives that forged it.

4.03

8k+

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🏺 Roman Empire 🌀 Modern Stoicism 🎭 Philosophical Biography 🧰 Practical Philosophy

Lives of the Stoics

Shipwreck, slavery, and empire: the Stoic art of living, taught by the lives that forged it.

by Ryan Holiday 2020

4.03

8k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🏺 Roman Empire 🌀 Modern Stoicism 🎭 Philosophical Biography 🧰 Practical Philosophy

The Butterfly Effect

by Andrews Andy • 2010

Two billion lives saved from famine trace back to one conversation; so does your future.

4.14

3k+

🕰️ Inspirational History 🧭 Purpose Driven Living 🌊 Ripple Effect 🕸️ Interconnectedness 🌳 Legacy And Influence

The Butterfly Effect

Two billion lives saved from famine trace back to one conversation; so does your future.

by Andrews Andy 2010

4.14

3k+ ratings

🕰️ Inspirational History 🧭 Purpose Driven Living 🌊 Ripple Effect 🕸️ Interconnectedness 🌳 Legacy And Influence

Grant

by Ron Chernow • 2017

Failed farmer, rumored drunk. How Ulysses Grant won the Civil War and fought the Klan as president.

4.50

45k+

📖 Civil War History 🏛️ Presidential Biography 📜 Military Strategy 🔄 Revisionist History 🔗 Emancipation

Grant

Failed farmer, rumored drunk. How Ulysses Grant won the Civil War and fought the Klan as president.

by Ron Chernow 2017

4.50

45k+ ratings

📖 Civil War History 🏛️ Presidential Biography 📜 Military Strategy 🔄 Revisionist History 🔗 Emancipation

All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek

by Dave Marinaccio • 1994

The leadership and ethics curriculum hidden inside Star Trek, finally pulled into plain sight.

3.46

407

📺 Pop Culture Philosophy 🖖 Star Trek Fandom ⚖️ Ethical Dilemmas 🤝 Diverse Teams 🌍 Humanism

All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek

The leadership and ethics curriculum hidden inside Star Trek, finally pulled into plain sight.

by Dave Marinaccio 1994

3.46

407 ratings

📺 Pop Culture Philosophy 🖖 Star Trek Fandom ⚖️ Ethical Dilemmas 🤝 Diverse Teams 🌍 Humanism

资治通鉴

by 司马光 • 2012

1,300 years of Chinese history conceal a master class in power, trust, and statecraft.

4.44

🏛️ Chinese Statecraft 📜 Ancient Wisdom ⚖️ Distributive Justice 🧭 Moral Leadership 🤝 Trust And Institutions

资治通鉴

1,300 years of Chinese history conceal a master class in power, trust, and statecraft.

by 司马光 2012

4.44

77 ratings

🏛️ Chinese Statecraft 📜 Ancient Wisdom ⚖️ Distributive Justice 🧭 Moral Leadership 🤝 Trust And Institutions

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