Re:Ask HN: Which books do you wish you'd read earlier in life?
by ternaryoperator on Saturday February 03, 2018 @01:29AM
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. It's astonishing to get useful, relevant advice on how to conduct yourself across two millenia. I recommend the translation by Gregory Hays, which removes the academic feel of other translations, and so makes them relevant and, at least in my case, actionable.
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Re:Ask HN: Which books do you wish you'd read earlier in life?
by jonathansorum on Saturday February 03, 2018 @11:48AM
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Couldn't agree more. This book truly deserves the "timeless" epithet. A book to revisit every few years at minimum.
Re:Ask HN: Which books do you wish you'd read earlier in life?
by kuro-kuris on Monday February 05, 2018 @08:57AM
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For anyone who finds Marcus Aurelius a bit dry and inhuman, Seneca's letters are a gentle and applicable way to begin a journey in Stoicism.