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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Tim Ferriss - Google IO Ignite - Practical Pessimism



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Related Tim Ferriss links:

Book - The 4-Hour Workweek

Stoicism 101: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs

On The Shortness of Life: An Introduction to Seneca

Related previous post:

The Wisdom of the Stoics: Selections from Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius

Related Stoicism books:

Seneca: Letters from a Stoic

Epictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life

Marcus Aurelius: Meditations

Musonius Rufus: Lectures and Sayings

A Guide to the Good Life

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