How to Be a Stoic (2016)
Meditations gave me nothing that I didn&#x27;t get from reading a few of Aurelius&#x27; quotes. One of those books that you expect to be great and it disappoints.<p>The problem with stoicism is the same problem as the problems with Buddhism&#x27;s eight-fold path; avoiding suffering is not living to the fullest. If that&#x27;s your philosophy, what&#x27;s the point of being alive?<p>Stoicism&#x2F;Buddhism works well in situations for which it was designed by Siddhartha - enduring your crappy slave existence. It makes sense to learn not to feel when all you feel is disappointment and lack of control. A bit defeatist, really. Enduring, while valuable, is not being proactive.<p>It&#x27;s effective, but it&#x27;s no way to live long term.