by Ryan Holiday
This is sort of a high-class self-help book. Lots of fancy references to ancient philosophers an that sort of thing, but really underneath it just another “you can do it” tomb.
Still, an easy read with lots of ideas (if rather pedestrian ones) that one could/should take to heart.
A quote from W.E.B. De Bois. “Make yourself do unpleasant things so as to gain the upper hand of your soul.”
some good advice below…
The pause is everything…
The one before…
…jumping to conclusions
…prejudging
…assuming the worst
…rushing to solve your children’s problems
…forcing a problem into some kind of box
…assigning blame
…taking offense
…turning away in fear
share the load
Carter – “no sir, I did not always do my best.” (answer to Rickover)
Tolerant with other/strict with yourself
Carry the load for others…general Charles Krulak – Quantico – worked guard duty in place of ordinary soldier