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Ryan Holiday

The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

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Essay Topics

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What, according to Holiday, can cloud people’s perceptions of their own problems? How does he recommend people overcome this?

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How does Holiday attempt to persuade the reader that obstacles can hold lessons or opportunities? Explain with references to the text.

3.

Holiday argues that negative emotions, particularly fear, can impede strategic thinking and problem-solving. How does he support this argument? 

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