News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days?.

Re:Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days? by wsc981 on Thursday April 09, 2015 @12:09PM (#9348567)
I recently read 'The Lean Startup' and 'The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy'. I would recommend both books.

I think 'The Lean Startup' is not just a good read for startups in the usual sense; it's also a great advise on how to handle personal projects.

With regards to 'The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy' I think the stoic view of life is great and fits well into our western mindset while still being somewhat 'zen' like. I plan to read Marcus Aurelius' Meditations at some point since it's a bit like a diary of a stoic.

I will soon start with 'Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage'[0] which was recommended in a previous HN thread.

---

[0]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorless_Tsukuru_Tazaki_and_Hi...

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days? by tbjohnston on Thursday April 09, 2015 @01:05PM (#9349100)
It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on Marcus Aurelius. I read the Ancient Art of Stoic Joy and moved on to Seneca next.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days? by untothebreach on Thursday April 09, 2015 @02:48PM (#9349991)
Can't recommend "Meditations" highly enough, it is a great read. The first part takes a little bit of discipline to get through (at least, for me it did), but stick with it if it puts you off, it gets better. You should check out Seneca and Epictetus as well.
[ Parent | on HN ]