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Reading this book right now, and loving it. It's weird, though, the more I read of it, the more I realized that I have always lived my life this way, I just haven't been conscious of it. The more aware I am of it though, the more I seem to get from life.

An excellent, excellent book.

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I haven't read the book, but the more I learn about the Stoics (far beyond the simplistic modern definition of the word), the more I concur with you. I'm still a weekend Epicurean though :)

The interesting thing about stoicism is that most of the surviving texts (Letters from a Stoic, Meditations, The Handbook) are extremely readable. Letters from a Stoic particularly is fascinating. Making the connection between what Seneca talks about and issues in your own life is extremely rewarding.

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