The Tao of Seneca: Practical Letters from a Stoic Master, Volume 3 by Timothy Ferriss

The Tao of Seneca: Practical Letters from a Stoic Master, Volume 3 Reviews

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  Toma

  This one contained more letters about philosophy in general, it was a bit too theoretical for my tastes but nevertheless it contained a lot of wisdom.
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  Ciarán Murray

  These letters are quite heavy in the theoretical and religious tones rather than the earlier letters more practical points
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  Mike Panton

  Not as good as volume 1 but better than volume 2. This volume poses some challenging thoughts.
  
  What I like most about reading Seneca is that it forces me to break the habit of reading quickly through a book. It forces me to slow down and contemplate as I read.
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  Du Nguyen

  (This review is for the combined volumes of The Tao of Seneca)
  The Tao of Seneca which is a compilation of letters that Lucius Annae Seneca wrote to his friend Lucilius is an extremely fascinating read. While it's not a textbook on stoicisim, it's an amazing read on how stoicism can be used in real life (even if that real life is in Roman times). Because it's written in the Roman times, the translation is also a bit hard to read at certain parts but it still holds up pretty well. As for the stoic content, it's one of the core readings in stoicism, an accessible yet deep account of stoicism.
  
  I can highly recommend this!
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  Ann L.

  I give this one a 1.5. I really could not get into this one at all and it was so wordy and so long and I tried to "get it" or understand the meaning of some of it. Some I got but it was stuff I already knew, but most of it I could of cared less about it.
  
  I enjoyed and learned more from the last 9 pages of the book at the end with the interview with Naval Ravikant. I printed that out so I could re-read those pages again.
  
  Other than those 9 pages, it was a waste of time for me. I will never re-read this ever again.
  
  The interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger was pretty good too.
  
  I recommend reading a modern day stoic type book instead of these ancient letters.
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  Akita

  So so. I prefered Volume 1. But letters 104 and 116 are interesting. And the canva strategy too, by Ryan Holiday.
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  Edrin

  Third and final volume of Seneca's wisdom in audiobook format. Highly recommended.
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  Eric Kalnins

  Fascinating, a little more challenging than first two volumes for mere mortals like me but with the perseverance. Highly recommended.
  
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  Angela

  Still unbearably slow for the majority to me. Good tips at the end.
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  Newton Nitro

  Excelente coletânea de textos do Sêneca. Leitura obrigatória para quem se interessa pela filosofia estoica.
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  Cristobal

  Maybe the weakest of the 3 volumes but still worth your while.
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  Enrico

  Some of the letters in this third part were really hard to get through. In the third part almost all letters get significantly longer. Overall the letters from all three parts are awesome though.