Key idea 1
Life isn’t short, we waste it
Seneca’s central claim is that we are given plenty of time. It only feels short because so much of it is spent on things we don’t value.
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Seneca · c. 49 AD · 5 min read
On the Shortness of Life
A Roman philosopher’s letter arguing that life is long enough, if you stop giving it away.
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