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Seneca wrote about this in _De Brevitate Vitae_ about 2,000 years ago, and unlike TFA, actually said it well. Those who do not study philosophy are condemned t
by grandpa 17y ago
Seneca wrote about this in _De Brevitate Vitae_ about 2,000 years ago, and unlike TFA, actually said it well.
Those who do not study philosophy are condemned to blog mangled versions of it.
- derwiki 17y agoI've never heard of "De Brevitate Vitae", so TFA's blog-mangled version of it still seems useful. It also sparked this discussion on it.
- wallflower 17y agoUsually referred to by the title, "On the Shortness of Life" http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/04/13/stoicism-101-a-practical-guide-for-entrepreneurs/ http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/04/13/stoicism-101... http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/04/24/on-the-shortness-of-life-an-introduction-to-seneca/ http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/04/24/on-the-short...