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Meditations

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Rereading at different points in life to deepen his understanding of Stoicism

"Marcus Aurelius talks about the idea of the common good something like 80 times in Meditations, right? 80 times is a lot... It's not until the middle of the pandemic that I'm reading Marcus Aurelius and all these allusions, and in some cases direct referenc..."

Ryan Holiday

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Introduction to Stoic philosophy; ongoing reference for life lessons

"About 20 years ago, I read this book, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, the private thoughts of the most powerful man in the world. I had no idea who Marcus was. I had no idea about Stoic philosophy. And this sent me down a rabbit hole."

Ryan Holiday

Regular reading for practical wisdom and philosophical grounding; kept in multiple rooms for frequent random reading

"I am a Meditations fan. I know stoicism is falling out of favor a little bit right now but it's been a lifelong thing for me, and I have a copy of Meditations in most rooms I spend time in. So I just do some random reading and it's like magical how it's som..."

Tobi Lütke

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Reading about ancient accounts of the Watchers and giants

"Rep. Anna Paulina Luna was on the podcast and she was talking to me about the Book of Enoch. I hadn't read it. She's like, 'You have to read it.' And I've read it twice now. And I'm like, 'What in the hell are they talking about?'"

Joe Rogan

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Personal study and understanding of ancient religious texts related to UFO and supernatural phenomena

"Anna Paulina Luna, she's the one who turned me on to that. And yeah, I've listened to the audio book of the Book of Enoch twice now. And every time I listen I'm like, what the were they talking about?"

Joe Rogan

Listening to as an audiobook in the sauna

"Anna Paulina Luna told me about it. She's like, 'You really have to read that.' And I was like, 'Okay.' She was so adamant about it. I'm like, 'Okay, let me read it.' So I listened to it on tape in the sauna, which is the perfect way to do it. I'm listening..."

Joe Rogan

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