Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
165 people recommended it in 54 threads, 2009–2025.
8 commenters pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
It's my all time favorite book for keeping life in perspective.
This book makes every bit of life advice you receive afterwards feel shallow. It feels like a reference to western thought.
It also helps to read whenever you feel overcome with emotion because of something.
These pages are filled with Aurelius’ private struggles to be a good man, despite the frustrations of the world.
The book is basically a collection of thoughts on various aspects of cultivating one's character and developing a "stoic" approach to whatever life may throw at you.
changed the way I see and cope with things and people that used to "cause" me lots of stress in the past.
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