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I now actually re-read the book A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy /by William B. Irvine/ It describes a couple of practical techniques to
by NumberCruncher 10y ago
I now actually re-read the book
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy /by William B. Irvine/
It describes a couple of practical techniques to overcome negative emotions. I highly recommend it for everyone, even for the ones not suffering from self-doubt. Reading it was life changing for me.
A sort summary: https://sivers.org/book/StoicJoy https://sivers.org/book/StoicJoy
- WA 10y agoHere is another summary, which I recommend: http://becomingeden.com/summary-of-a-guide-to-the-good-life/ http://becomingeden.com/summary-of-a-guide-to-the-good-life/ I tried to read the book. It's a long read and the author shows the reader all of his thought processes. Example: The chapter about negative visualization goes back and forth for a while, almost as if you needed even more convincing. But the concept of negative visualization isn't really that hard to grok, the benefits are obvious to a somewhat intelligent reader and quite intuitive and easy to implement from a summary. No lengthy convincing required. Edit: Clarification.