Reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, what do I need to know before I start?

DiscordantMonk · 2018-02-08T17:18:33+00:00

I picked it up yesterday. It's short as fuck. Just read it. If you like it, read it again.

anusbleach11111 · 2018-02-08T17:27:18+00:00

Stop in the middle of reading certain passages every now and then to reflect, and then pick it back up again and continue where you left off.

Fuck_You_Pay_moi · 2018-02-08T17:19:33+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Stoicism/comments/5vrwql/how_do_i_read_meditations_by_marcus_aurelius_and/

Duzand · 2018-02-08T17:29:09+00:00

You have it, just read it. Jesus, the planning paralysis, asking for opinions from dumbasses on the interwebs when you literally have the source material from one of the greatest minds who ever existed.

eccentricrealist · 2018-02-09T00:18:25+00:00

Not much. Just read it in small bits and internalize them, it's not really something you want to finish in a sitting

dr_warlock · 2018-02-08T19:46:15+00:00

Skip the background info and book 1.

in_monk_mode · 2018-02-08T21:32:59+00:00

The Kindle edition is free on Amazon, what a pleasant surprise!

CutLiver · 2018-02-08T22:09:58+00:00

Read it multiple times. I'd say 5 or more times.

VikkBlack · 2018-02-08T22:22:20+00:00

Nothing. Its veeery easy to understand, you barely need any philosophy reading before picking it up

Title	Reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, what do I need to know before I start?
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Date	February 8, 2018 4:44 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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