A Guide to the Good Life

By William Braxton Irvine

Categories: Politics & Social Sciences, Self-Help

Many of us are chronically dissatisfied. William B. Irvine thinks an ancient philosophy, Stoicism, still offers a cure. Drawing on Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and others, and on his own experience practicing Stoicism, Irvine turns their ideas into practical techniques: how to worry less, let go of the past, focus on what you can control, and handle insults, grief, aging, and the pull of fame and fortune. The result is a clear, usable guide to a calmer and more contented life.

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