![]() Holiday suggests you take away power from your fears by logically deconstructing them. Deconstruct Your Fear to Take Away Its Power Rather than letting that fear control you, Holiday argues that you should let it point you toward the path of virtue. If you never hesitate before deciding which action to take, you’re probably not giving yourself enough chances to grow. Holiday notes that, just as fear warns you that a situation is dangerous, it also signals a chance for you to be brave and to grow as a person. This is because doing the right thing often requires you to disrupt the status quo, which leads to consequences and pushback. He also argues that the right thing to do in any situation is almost always the hardest choice or the choice you fear. But how do you identify the right thing to do? The Right Thing Is the Thing You FearĪccording to Holiday, the right thing to do is that which helps good to overcome evil. Holiday defines courage as overcoming fear to do the right thing. How Do You Know What the “Right Thing” Is? According to Holiday’s definition, heroism always involves courage, but courageous actions aren’t always heroic. Heroism is specifically courage in the service of other people. Holiday also makes a distinction between courage and heroic action. They believe in a better future and work toward it by trying to find solutions for the world’s problems. Courageous people are driven by hope instead of fear. If courage is overcoming fear and moving to action, apathy is giving into fear by choosing not to act. Holiday argues that the opposite of courage is not fear or cowardice: It’s apathy and despair. He argues that courage is the opposite of apathy, and he distinguishes between courage and heroism. Holiday defines courage as doing the right thing even though you’re scared. Break free from the fear of what other people think of you.Deconstruct your fears to remove their power over you.Figure out the right thing to do in any situation.We’ll define courage and consider how it relates to apathy, heroism, fear, and love. Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave is the first book in his four-part series highlighting the cardinal virtues of Stoicism. He has written and co-written several bestselling books on Stoic philosophy, including The Obstacle Is The Way, Ego Is the Enemy, and The Daily Stoic. Holiday is one of the most well-known modern-day philosophers. Stoicism has endured in Western thought for centuries, and its practice continues today. This school of philosophy was founded in third-century BCE Greece and was later adopted by influential Roman philosophers, including Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius. Stoicism is a philosophy that teaches people to live a good life by developing their personal virtues. Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave Keep reading for an overview of this inspiring and practical book. When you overcome fear and choose to do the right thing every day, you can effect positive change in the world. ![]() ![]() He argues that every person has the innate ability to be courageous. In Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave, Ryan Holiday teaches the meaning of courage through the lens of Stoicism. Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here.ĭo you consider yourself to be brave? What if you cultivated more courage in your life? Shortform has the world's best summaries and analyses of books you should be reading. This article is an excerpt from the Shortform book guide to "Courage Is Calling" by Ryan Holiday.
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