<p>“Lack of self-control and impulsiveness are the root cause of discontentment.”</p><p>“When we don’t sleep enough, it impairs productivity and minimizes your performance as well as reduces your happiness and erodes your health.”</p><p><br></p><p>Highlighted from The 5 AM Club with Headway App</p><p><br></p><p>https://headway.onelink.me/9USK?af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.get-headway.com%2Fbook%2Fthe-5-am-club&amp;c=share&amp;af_adset=highlights&amp;af_ad=the-5-am-club</p>

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<img src="https://static.get-headway.com/334_f417caa8b00a4c2dbbec-15dcc07d4b634d.jpg" srcset="https://static.get-headway.com/600_f417caa8b00a4c2dbbec-15dcc07d4b634d.jpg 2x, https://static.get-headway.com/f417caa8b00a4c2dbbec-15dcc07d4b634d.jpg 3x" alt="Cover of A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B. Irvine." width="334" height="501"><h1>A Guide to the Good Life</h1><h2> The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy</h2><h3>William B. Irvine</h3><img src="https://web.get-headway.com/img/icon-clock.svg" width="24" height="24"><div> 17 min read
                    </div><img alt="Get it on App Store" src="https://web.get-headway.com/img/download-on-appstore.svg" width="120" height="40"><img alt="Get it on Google Play" src="https://web.get-headway.com/img/download-on-gplay.svg" width="135" height="40"><div>overview</div><div>“A Guide to the Good Life” by William B. Irvine is an interesting read about how to live a happier and more fulfilled life. For a majority of us, one of our greatest fears is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end of it all that we have wasted our life. 

In “A Guide to the Good Life”, Irvine explores the wisdom of the ancient Stoic philosophy and shows how its insight and advice are still very applicable to our lives today. This book presents Stoicism in a rather interesting light, showing how this ancient philosophy can still direct us toward a better life. Drawing on the psychological insights and the practical techniques Stoicism, A Guide to the Good Life gives a roadmap for anyone seeking to avoid the feelings of chronic dissatisfaction that troubles so many of us.</div><p>© 2019 GTHW App Limited</p><p>Florinis 7, Greg Tower, 2nd floor, 1065, Nicosia, Cyprus</p>

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