First published in hardcover as The Obstacle is the Way by Portfolio / Penguin in 2014.

Reflections, ten years later -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Perception. The discipline of perception -- Recognize your power -- Steady your nerves -- Control your emotions -- Practice objectivity -- Alter your perspective -- Is it up to you? -- Live in the present moment -- Think differently -- Finding the opportunity -- Prepare to act -- Part II: Action. The discipline of action -- Get moving -- Practice persistence -- Iterate -- Follow the process -- Do your job, do it right -- Practice pragmatism -- In praise of the flank attack -- Use obstacles against themselves -- Channel your energy -- Seize the opportunity -- Prepare for none of it to work -- Part III: Will. The discipline of the will -- Build your inner citadel -- Anticipation (thinking negatively) -- The art of acquiescence -- Love everything that happens: Amor Fati -- Perseverance -- Something bigger than yourself -- Meditate on your mortality -- Prepare to start again -- Final thoughts: the obstacle becomes the way -- Postscript: You're now a philosopher: Congratulations -- Acknowledgments -- The stoic reading list -- Reading recommendations.