Month: June 2018

Posted in Book Review

Book Summary + Opinions: ‘The Obstacle Is The Way’ by Ryan Holiday

Posted on by Joel

I actually wrote this last year after reading the book, but seeing Tim Ferriss recommend it again in his newsletter made me decide to share this:

The Obstacle Is The Way is a collection of stories and principles about Stoicism, a philosophy I stumbled upon last year and I’ve found very helpful, thanks to books like this and authors like Ryan Holiday who also wrote The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living.

So without further ado, let’s get into this. Continue reading “Book Summary + Opinions: ‘The Obstacle Is The Way’ by Ryan Holiday” →

Posted in Scattered thoughts, Thought Dump

Give A Little Fuck

Posted on by Joel

You’ve heard it a million times, but it doesn’t kick in until you experience it.

I mean, you could recite it if it were a poem. You could preach it like it’s the gospel–that you have to love what you do to get optimum satisfaction and outcome.

But then, after preaching, you go back to doing your shitty job everyday and hating every moment of it, wishing for a big break when you could do what you actually love and do it passionately, on your own terms. Continue reading “Give A Little Fuck” →