What better way to spend your vacation days than reading letters from Seneca to Lucilius. The only challenge is that my brain can absorb just about one letter per day. Perhaps two, if they’re short. Every time I hear somebody say that Seneca’s letters are an “easy and accessible way” to learn about Roman Stoicism, I laugh out loud. Well, apparently not for me.
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Having recently read several books on happiness, it seems clear that avoiding negative emotions and favoring positive emotions is a good strategy for a happier life. Of all the negative emotions, envy is often described as the worst – a disease of the soul.
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