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I'm buying books but not actually reading any of them. How do I actually enjoy sitting down and reading a piece of literature?

Imo Frankenstein is one of the most entertaining "classics." That would be my recommendation too! Along with reading more "fun" books (yes, even YA if that's OP's speed) and listening to audiobooks - …

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/17/2026
Seneca Letters Translation

Seneca's Epistle 1: A "Historical Restoration" for Modern Practitioners (Lodge/Gummere Synthesis) **The Content:** I hear you on the translations, u/Fragrant-Point-4328. I've been working on a rest…

r/Stoicismcomment3/8/2026
Did your Narcissist gift you a " Trash " gift?

I liked to read classics. So they went to St. Vincent DePaul's and bought a couple clearance books that were falling apart so badly that they were hard to read. I read all of them, sometimes holding l…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/8/2026
Does anyone else watch nostalgic content to regulate their nervous system?

Absolutely, I am older than you and watch content older than 90s. 80s, 70s, 60s, 50s and pre-wwii classics. I feel safer when I watch these movies.

r/CPTSDcomment3/11/2026
In Need of Guidance and Advice

What do you think that Hercules would have been if there had not been such a lion, and hydra, and stag, and boar, and certain unjust and bestial men, whom Hercules used to drive away and clear out? An…

r/Stoicismcomment3/12/2026
Were things better for Asian men 20 years ago or now?

It's more complex than that. I'm almost 50 so it was go back to your country, ching-chong, small dick, we bombed your asses in WW2, jap, chink, all the classics. I'd get praised for speaking English…

r/AsianMasculinitycomment3/14/2026
The "Manosphere"

Lots of that around online and, yes, definitely counter-productive. Not in OP's post, though. First step to figuring all this stuff out is ignoring the narcissists and histrionics, the grifters and sc…

r/Stoicismcomment3/15/2026