My favorite essays of life advice (2020)

by etherio on 2/20/2022, 7:14:13 AM with 10 comments

  • by wdencker on 2/21/2022, 5:50:15 AM

    Great list! Overlaps somewhat with my own (incidentally also titled “life advice”): https://trove.to/wes/trove/de40440b-ed21-4fdb-ba61-b5f83322b...

  • by usrme on 2/21/2022, 10:31:37 AM

    While not an essay, I'd throw Seneca's "On the Shortness of Life" into the mix. It's short and very eloquently raises ideas about what to prioritize in life.

  • by genjipress on 2/20/2022, 11:07:20 PM

    One other addition I'd put on this list is Milton Glaser's talk "What I have learned", delivered on November 11, 2001, in London. Copies of it are floating around.

  • by pfarrell on 2/21/2022, 12:55:22 PM

    I’ve always liked this Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal cartoon as a reminder to get out of ruts.

    https://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2722

  • by Magi604 on 2/21/2022, 1:40:21 AM

    I have read "Life is Short" countless times.