Why it matters: This book is one of my absolute favorites. It gives the background on why it’s important to develop a philosophy of life. And then it provides many great tactics for implementing that philosophy.

#Things to consider

  1. Keep in mind that “all things everywhere are perishable.”
  2. You need techniques and strategies for how you form your thoughts.
  3. There are two principal sources of human unhappiness: Our insatiability. And our tendency to worry about things beyond our control.
  4. Your philosophy is what you know, how you hold what you know, and how it affects what you do.
  5. There is a difference between contemplating something bad happening and worrying about it. Contemplation is an intellectual exercise, which is possible to conduct without affecting emotions.