I would really recommend reading &quot;How to Live: A Life of Montaigne&quot; by Sarah Bakewell, &quot;The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living&quot; by the Dalai Lama, and &quot;The Consolations of Philosophy&quot; by Alain De Botton.<p>They&#x27;re not about being a &quot;powerful man.&quot; All three are about the philosophy of leading a life that makes you happy without compromising the way you live in order to fit in with the notions and judgements of others.