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How has it changed you

>>16742716
Marcus Aurelius got me out of years of depression when I was 21 and first read him and discovered stoicism in general.

Now engaged and co own a small company and things are going well.

Honestly don't know where I'd be without having come across it.

>>16742755
I have a friend who keeps touting The Secret and the Law of Attraction. Should I steer her towards stoicism instead?

>>16742774
Women and stoicism dont mix well, they just dont get it. I've tried.

>>16742781
She has a somewhat male brain for lack of better words, she's a physics major, and in my experience women and physics don't mix well so it seems worth a shot.

>>16742803
I think I read this book once

Is is the one where he says basically having a personal assistant will make you a millionaire?

>>16742792
Give it a go, but personally haven't found much success on it even on girls I thought I might.

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>>16742716
My boyfriend's favourite.

You're looking for /lit/.

Nothing as of yet, but I have high hopes for The Places That Scare You.

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>>16742716

In all seriousness, The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne. One of the first books I really got into.

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Wouldn't say changed my life but it certainly makes you appreciate what you have, even if that's only a little.

https://youtu.be/4gT6AnrDwew

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As cheesey as it may seem, it's a very powerful manual to opening yourself up, trusting yourself confidently, and forming your true self.

>>16742860
Haha i read that book. It's nice, but in the end you still need to take action in your life. Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus tell you ecactly where to cram your books, and your preparations to try, and 'waiting until you're feeling ready,' and studying uplifting words instead of taking uplifting actions.

>>16742716
Very nice

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Hagakure - the way of the samurai

The Stranger by Albert Camus. It made me realize the pointlessness of life. Everything is temporary and nothing matters.

>>16742918
I didn't realise it was possible to lose respect for someone anonymous before now.

>>16743063
Have you even read the book?
>inb4 I don't have to

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I don't how, I just felt different after reading this.

>>16743057
Oooh edgy anon, i like it