Philosophy · Similar reads
Books like A Guide to the Good Life
A Guide to the Good Life by William Irvine is about stoicism, happiness, self-discipline. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Meditations
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Marcus Aurelius · Philosophy
Meditations is not a book Marcus Aurelius wrote for anyone to read.
Read the summary → - The Obstacle Is the Way
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Ryan Holiday · Philosophy
The Obstacle Is the Way is Ryan Holiday's translation of Stoic philosophy into a practical guide for dealing with hardship.
Read the summary → - Stillness Is the Key
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Ryan Holiday · Philosophy
Ryan Holiday's central argument is deceptively simple: the ability to be still — to quiet the mind, resist distraction, and act from a place of clarity rather than reaction — is not a passive virtue but an active competitive advantage.
Read the summary → - The Daily Stoic
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Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman · Philosophy
The Daily Stoic is a 366-entry collection of meditations drawn from the Stoic philosophers — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Seneca, and lesser-known figures like Cato and Zeno.
Read the summary → - Letters from a Stoic
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Seneca · Philosophy
Letters from a Stoic collects a selection of 124 letters that Seneca wrote to his friend Lucilius in the final years of his life, around 65 AD.
Read the summary → - 1984
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George Orwell · Philosophy
Nineteen Eighty-Four is George Orwell's 1949 novel about a future England called Airstrip One, governed by the totalitarian Party under the figurehead Big Brother.
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