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The Daily Stoic

The Obstacle Is the Way, 10 Years Later

The Daily Stoic

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Business, 694393, Society & Culture, Daily Stoic, Stoic, Education, Ryan Holiday, Philosophy, Stoic Philosophy, Stoicism, Self-improvement

4.55.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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A lot can change in 10 years, yet The Obstacle Is the Way remains the timeless formula for turning our toughest trials into our greatest triumphs.


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I think the Stoics can get misinterpreted as masking or

0:15.2

hiding their emotions, but actually as we've talked about so many times here they

0:18.8

believed in the power of identifying, understanding, and directing your emotional impulses.

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Obviously that's easier said than done.

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And one of the ways I think you can get help doing that is by talking to a therapist,

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it's what I did.

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I just had an appointment with my therapist last week.

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Therapy can empower you to brace the best version of yourself,

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build confidence in your uniqueness,

0:36.6

but also help you manage, understand, appreciate.

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And as we said, channel, and direct those emotions.

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