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Meditations - Marcus Aurelius. This year and every year. It is kind of a stereotype though of tech dudes to be into stoicism, but whatever, this book really ju

Meditations - Marcus Aurelius. This year and every year. It is kind of a stereotype though of tech dudes to be into stoicism, but whatever, this book really just puts me in such a good frame of mind any time I open it.

TedDoesntTalk 4y ago
> kind of a stereotype though of tech dudes to be into stoicism I like this book but completely disagree with your stereotype. In fact, I find the tech dude stereotype to lack perspective, resort easily to anger and personalization, stew in thought, and accuse others for their suffering.
- ambrose2 4y ago
  I think both of you might be right, as my impression of the stereotype is more that the tech dude is “into” stoicism, but falls short in practice.
  - pinusc 4y ago
    Perhaps the fact that tech dudes have trouble with perspective and emotion control and how to live a good life also draws them to stoicism as a way out, thus resulting in (perceptions of) a lot of tech dudes being into stoicism
  - tasuki 4y ago
    Welp that's me exactly.
- SyzygistSix 4y ago
  Which means we need it that much more.
HEmanZ 4y ago
If you like older wisdom books like this, I’d recommend the essays of montaign. Marcus wrestles with being a man, montaign wrestles with being a human.