A Modern Look at Stoicism, “An Art We Need to Bring to Our Own Lives”

(This is a book review of The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday.)

Part of the trouble with philosophy is that it’s not easy to put into practice. For systems that were originally designed to teach people how to live, philosophy has become, in many cases, too abstract for people to apply the lessonsto their lives.

Philosophy can even seemabsurd.Why spend your time debating the existence of God if you can’t prove your answer? And who cares what the definition of “is” is? No one less charismat...