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Re:How to Be a Stoic (2016) by jacobolus on Friday March 01, 2019 @09:38AM (#19280959)
I disliked this book. Just go to the original classical sources, instead of this watered down derivative.

Reading this one felt to me like having a sequence of funny jokes explained pedantically, without ever getting to hear the original jokes.

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Re:How to Be a Stoic (2016) by eswat on Friday March 01, 2019 @12:19PM (#19282979)
I can see why many would dislike this book vs. the sources, but it definitely makes the overall idea more palatable. Reading the Meditations isn't for everyone.
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