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On the Shortness of Life
Philosophy
Seneca's bracing letter on how we squander the only resource we cannot get back. DHH places it second in his recommended Stoic reading order, after Irvine — the ancient source that the modern guide points you toward.
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David Heinemeier Hansson
“A Guide to the Good Life, then On the Shortness of Life by Seneca, then Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, then The Daily Stoic.”
Position two in DHH's recommended Stoic reading order from his Daily Stoic interview.