The Obstacle is the Way

Name: The Obstacle is the Way
Author: Ryan Holiday
ISBN: 9781781252895

Ryan Holiday

Recommended on Modern Wisdom, most recently on 2026-08-22 — 3 shows, 6 episodes.

Host's book by the host of The Daily Stoic

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Where it came up

The Daily Stoic · What’s Actually Stopping You From Doing Your Best Work · at 52:08 · 2026-08-22

“The obstacle is the way came because I wrote down this passage in meditations.”Author's ownHost's book
Modern Wisdom · Q&A: Becoming A Dad, Favourite Peptides & Red Rising · at 10:22 · 2026-08-08

“I read The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday and The Art of Resilience by Ross Edgely. These were suggested by friends who'd been through horrendous injuries.”Recommended
The Daily Stoic · 11 Final Takeaways From The Odyssey · at 33:04 · 2026-08-04

“I tell the story in The Obstacle Is the Way. We know how a Stoic would respond to this.”Author's ownHost's book
The Shawn Ryan Show · Ryan Holiday - Watch This If You Have a Negative Mind | SRS #321 · at 11:04 · 2026-07-13

“author of 12 books on stoicism with more than 10 million copies sold, including The Obstacle is the Way”Author's ownOn tour
The Daily Stoic · Medal of Honor Recipient Kyle Carpenter on the Stoic Virtue of Courage | Daily Stoic Podcast · at 27:51 · 2026-05-02

“I wrote this book, The Obstacle Is the Way, and I think people it's been it's meant something to people”Author's ownHost's book
The Daily Stoic · The 5-Step Stoic Routine For Thinking Clearly | Maria Semple on the Daily Stoic Podcast · at 0:40 · 2026-04-22

“Oprah had read The Obstacle Is the Way. It turns out she heard about not just my book, but Stoicism in general from a new novel.”Author's ownHost's book

ISBN 9781781252895