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A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
Philosophy
A modern entry point to Stoicism that reframes the ancient practice as a program for joy rather than gritted-teeth endurance. This was DHH's first Stoic book in 2014 and the one he hands to anyone curious about the philosophy.
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David Heinemeier Hansson
“The first book on Stoicism I picked up was William Irvine's A Guide to the Good Life back in 2014.”
DHH's Daily Stoic interview: he says Irvine 'really gave me the full tour of the philosophy, and it instantly resonated with me,' and recommends it as the first book on Stoicism to read.
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Jason Fried
Fried tells Tim Ferriss this book introduced him to Stoicism and to negative visualization, which he now uses for planning and preparation.
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Tobi Lütke
Appears on Shopify's official list of startup books selected by Tobias Lütke; he has called it one of the books he gifts most often.