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LIFE IS SHORT: The Upside of Death

The Next Big Idea

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Life Is Short and Appropriately Brief Guide to Making It More Meaningful

Life is Short and Appropriately Brief Guide to Making It More Meaningful. The book is a follow-up to Seneca's On the Shortness of Life, which was written 2,000 years ago. Author says there are many similarities between his work and that of ancient Roman philosophers. But he also disagrees with them on some key points about living provisionally rather than quickly.

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