Originally published on Goodreads.
Clear, simple and still relevant. Not much else to say really – this is classic philosophy and very much matches how I try and think about the world. The key principle is explained on the first page:
It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it. Life is long enough, and a sufficiently generous amount has been given to us for the highest achievements if it were all well invested.