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enjoyed the book, did find hard at times to listen to. But grew to enjoy as the book continued as the information was worth it.

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Great content, terrible reading

The person reading sounds like a robot and sometimes simple words in the weirdest ways

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Off-putting narrator

This was excellent but the comically bad “philosopher voices” put on by the narrator ruined it.

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Great book

I enjoyed it, very good basics. Many of the public speaker e.g Anthony Robins seems like they got their way of thinking from stoicism.

I would recommend.

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Good ideas for life but tailor these to now

Fantastic ideas, helpful insightful, I would definitely recommend. The book provides a good overview of the great principles and ideas that will help you live a more fulfilling life

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Good topic churlish narration

I am sure that them information in this book is very useful. But, the narration is painfully child like. if you can tolerate it then go for it

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excellent introduction to stoicism

Great book. I am not sure why there are many negative reviews in regards to narrator as for me it was good.

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Real life experience

Liked very muck will list again to fully understand the book a lot to take it but great book

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The narrator will drive you mad!

The book is actually very good although the narrator destroys it. Do not down load the audio! Buy the book and read it yourself.

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One of the MOST transformative reads

Based on my many years of interest in, reading, and listening to all manner of books of this nature, there is something quite amazing about this book.

I would say it’s one of the most consumable, well explained, and above all actionable books I’ve ever read. I don’t know much about the author, but based on the introduction it seems like he wrote this shortly after leaving high school during a sabbatical overseas. What is quite amazing is that it’s written with a level of maturity and wisdom that are well beyond the author’s years.

Of course, one could say that’s because the wisdom contained is very very old, but that’s not what I mean; it’s the way it’s written and explained that makes it so. A really phenomenal book.

If I had any negative thing to say about it, it would be only thing, which is extremely trivial and no way to detracts from the content… the way the narrator puts on a very strange voice whenever he quotes something from one of the Greek philosophers. And it’s quite funny really, some sort of Mr Miyagi voice. The first few times it slightly annoyed me, then I realised that, if I practice the philosophy of stoicism, it’s something I can easily overlook. It just is. Its no more than slightly amusing. And, ironically, I realise that if I really was able to call myself a stoic, I would not even have mentioned it here. But hey, I’m still learning and trying to put it all into practice. At least that’s my excuse. 🙂

In any case, it really genuinely is one of the best books on self-improvement, happiness, and generally being a good person, that I have ever read. Wonderful.

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