On the Shortness of Life

Name: On the Shortness of Life
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Rating: 4.5 (2495 reviews)
Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Nonfiction Religion Spirituality

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4.5 stars from 2,495 reviews. Top 75% of Nonfiction books we track.

90 pages~1.5 hr readPublished by LRPPublished 2004-09-02

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You're feeling stretched thin and wondering where your life actually goes.
You're drawn to practical philosophy that doesn't rely on trendy self-help jargon.
You want permission to stop saying yes to things that don't matter.

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You're looking for a step-by-step productivity system or life hacks.
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About this book

On the Shortness of Life is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger in 49 AD and addressed to his father-in-law Paulinus. As a Roman Stoic philosopher, Seneca explores Stoic principles concerning the nature of time, arguing that men squander much of it on meaningless pursuits. The essay contends that nature provides sufficient time for what truly matters, and individuals must allocate it wisely. According to Seneca, time is best spent in the study of philosophy. The same title is also used for a different work—letter number 49 in the Letters to Lucilius.

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