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All the comments and stories posted to Hacker News that reference this book.I've read it before, but Guide to the Good Life. https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Good-Life-Ancient-Stoic/dp/1522...
In my opinion, this is a great book on stoicism: https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Good-Life-Ancient-Stoic/dp/1522...
If you're interested in this topic, I highly recommend William Irvine's "A guide to the good life: the ancient art of stoic joy"https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Good-Life-Ancient-Stoic/dp/1522...
Its treatment of modern stoicism is uplifting, and I found that the overall philosophy (and even just the practice of having a set of values and philosophy) matched my personal beliefs well and gave me new tools to use.
Overall - Stoicism as it was taught by Epictetus is more about freeing yourself from desire for things and the fear of losing them, and not about giving up all worldly things (that's Asceticism)
I appreciate that the Stoic teachings allow for enjoyment of life and its fruits when that enjoyment is bounded by the good of "community feeling" or love for your common man. If the 80's "greed is good" movement had had a "but try to lift up others and don't be a dick", it may have been a more sustainable culture, and I hope that those of us disrupting things and building new systems figure out how to create societal benefits as well as wealth.
Does the work of the stoics make you laugh and speed your eyes over their witty pages and puns? I also liked "a guide to the good life" [0], but the Subtle art is a much easier and lighter read.[0] https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Good-Life-Ancient-Stoic/dp/1522...
⬐ vldxThanks for your downvote; it substantially aids your argument.As I've said, the book does re-package some millennia old ideas and adds couple of hundreds usages of the f*ck world -- because it's of highest priority to be witty for some, apparently. Hell, CBT essentially does the same -- but it doesn't feels witty as it should be, right? Witty is of utmost importance after all.
⬐ tome> Thanks for your downvote; it substantially aids your argument.How do you know who downvoted you?
⬐ vldxOccam's razor.⬐ teekertHaha, Occam failed you this time ;)