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OP could have been me at 23, a decade and a half later I am a successful academic PI, a father, and generally a happy person. Stoic philosophy especially helped
by _yb2s 4y ago
OP could have been me at 23, a decade and a half later I am a successful academic PI, a father, and generally a happy person. Stoic philosophy especially helped me turn hardship into strength. My recommendation would be the Gregory Hays translation of Meditations. Also, the poem If by Kipling: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46473/if--- https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46473/if---
- user-extended 4y agoI'll look into those writings, thank you. What is an academic PI?
- fragmede 4y agoPrincipal Investigator https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/151559/what-does-pi-mean https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/151559/what-doe...
- user-extended 4y agoSounds really cool, props for making it :)
- turrican 4y agoHe could have been me as well. Like you, I found Meditations (even the same translation). I went from being academically suspended from my University, depressed and in a dead-end job to being a happy, healthy, fulfilled person with a loving fiancé and the best job in the world (that happens to pay >6 figures). I’m 30 now. I wouldn’t say that stoicism is perfect for everyone, but I found it stabilizing when everything was falling apart for me. Good luck OP, pm me if you just want to talk.