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Anonymous Tue Jul 21 20:30:57 2015 No.6860716 [Reply] [Original]

Which book will convince one that life is worth continuing

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 21 20:47:34 2015 No.6860791 Bump for interest tbh

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 21 20:48:54 2015 No.6860797 If you have serious problems, a book won't help you. Seek professional help.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 21 20:50:09 2015 No.6860804 Bible

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 21 20:51:22 2015 No.6860812 >>6860716 The gay science by Nietzsche

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 21 20:52:13 2015 No.6860814 File: 174 KB, 500x600, 1437192033437.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6860804

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 21 20:56:51 2015 No.6860836 File: 4 KB, 179x282, bible.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6860716

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 21 20:57:48 2015 No.6860839 File: 12 KB, 275x206, Quran-Book.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6860716

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 21 21:00:00 2015 No.6860846 Cloud Atlas

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 21 21:00:34 2015 No.6860849 >>6860814 Hello newfriend.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 21 21:04:49 2015 No.6860863 >>6860716 Infinite Jest :(

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 21 21:06:04 2015 No.6860865 Lucky Jim

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 21 21:08:58 2015 No.6860879 File: 25 KB, 214x346, 51203,200_.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6860716 this tbh

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 21 21:20:10 2015 No.6860929 >>6860812 >gays >worth living

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 21 22:38:24 2015 No.6861240 >>6860929 >being this new

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 07:43:39 2015 No.6862766 B7mp

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 07:45:47 2015 No.6862775 >>6860836 >>6860839 >>6860879 Oh religion. Quick to push your shit onto those who are suffering because you know they are in a weak mindset. How pathetic.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 07:49:07 2015 No.6862793 >>6861240 >taking the bait

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 08:14:41 2015 No.6862875 File: 21 KB, 245x359, conquestofhappiness.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] this book saved my life. combine with seneca and aurelius for best results.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 08:23:31 2015 No.6862892 >>6860716 Anne of Green Gables and The Stars My Destination both gave me those kinds of feelings but I don't really think any book is going to help you if you're genuinely at the point of despair.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 08:25:36 2015 No.6862897 >>6860716 Ride the tiger

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 08:36:31 2015 No.6862915 >>6860716 The Myth of Sisyphus Infinite Jest The Brothers Karamazov Either/Or

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 09:07:54 2015 No.6862977 >>6862915 meme posting?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 09:15:37 2015 No.6862993 >>6862977 no

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 09:16:41 2015 No.6862997 Stoner

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 09:23:17 2015 No.6863015 A Conspiracy Against The Human Race

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 09:31:46 2015 No.6863040 >>6862997 XD

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 10:21:09 2015 No.6863182 >>6862897 This looks intriguing, how did it affect you

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 10:24:43 2015 No.6863190 >>6862775 they're joking dude rofl go the fuck back to reddit

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 11:53:22 2015 No.6863398 >>6863190 He's probs being ironic too newfriend. Perhaps you are too.. mindblown.jpg

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 11:58:25 2015 No.6863410 File: 25 KB, 640x480, sen.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6860716

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 11:58:25 2015 No.6863411 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 12:42:06 2015 No.6863579 >>6860849 Get the fuck back to your containment board. And no, I'm not the same guy.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 13:01:32 2015 No.6863645 >>6863579 Literally a plen

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 13:04:40 2015 No.6863656 File: 289 KB, 958x1500, Thus+Spoke+Zarathustra.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >seriously suggestion religious books as life affirming toplel, anyway, here's a serious suggestion

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 13:14:17 2015 No.6863698 >>6860716 The Founding and Manifesto of Futurism F.T. Marinetti

Anonymous Wed Jul 22 13:36:26 2015 No.6863762
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>>6860716
The Book: On the Taboo of Knowing Who You Are by Alan Watts. It's an Eastern analysis of the human condition; while that sounds a bit lofty or like you may need prior knowledge, it's actually written to be understood by children and can be read in a day.

If you like it I also suggest The Way of Zen by the same author, it's a great introduction to the history and thought behind the Eastern philosophies that The Book touches on.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 14:04:09 2015 No.6863839 >>6863656 Nietzsche is the way to go if you're looking for something life affirming.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 14:05:43 2015 No.6863843 >>6863839 Albeit I've not read much but is it true that the just of his philosophy is growth and power for the sake of growth and power?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 14:09:38 2015 No.6863858 >>6863843 *jist

Anonymous Wed Jul 22 14:09:46 2015 No.6863859

>>6863843
That would be an overly simplistic cartoony pop culture version of it. Nietzsche isn't very straight forward in his prescriptive ethics, he generally just sort of hints at things.

Which is what he liked, he mentioned wanting to leave the actual conclusion up to the reader.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 14:10:58 2015 No.6863866 >>6863858 *gist :^)

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 14:11:45 2015 No.6863875 >>6863866 *geist :^)

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 14:12:23 2015 No.6863880 >>6863866 Fug

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 14:13:20 2015 No.6863883 File: 157 KB, 830x949, dmt.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Sidhartha

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 14:14:59 2015 No.6863892 >>6863843 Not at all true. Read more Nietzsche.

Anonymous Wed Jul 22 14:20:06 2015 No.6863922

>Which book will convince one that life is worth continuing
There is really no need for (such) a book.

You will convince yourself that life is worth continuing on your first suicide attempt—by realizing how much of a pussy you are to actually discontinue your life.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 14:24:30 2015 No.6863937 >>6863892 I have a feeling it'll go right over my head tbh

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 14:27:38 2015 No.6863951 >>6863762 Also listen to any of his lectures on happiness, death, etc. They are really soothing and thought-provoking due to his voice as much as the content.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 14:31:44 2015 No.6863968 File: 39 KB, 822x619, nietzsche re wtp.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6863843 He has this one thought experiment where he suggest that that might be an apt description of what life does.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 14:32:44 2015 No.6863973 >>6863951 Yes, the out of your mind stuff on tpb is very worthwhile. Listening to Watts is much better than reading him.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 14:53:18 2015 No.6864045 >>6863973 /lit/ taught me he was for plens though?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 15:16:54 2015 No.6864148 >>6864045 Yes, and that's why it was recommended to you.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 15:32:14 2015 No.6864212 >>6863040 >>>>>/out/

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 15:34:25 2015 No.6864216 >>6863922 not sure how that helps

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 16:09:36 2015 No.6864302 >>6864148 Oooooooh fucking burn anon-sama xD

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 18:57:32 2015 No.6865052 >>6864045 It's accessible but still intelligent. A bit wishy washy at times, but worthwhile for everyone really. Unless you really really hate nice things and only like edgy things.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 18:59:19 2015 No.6865058 >>6862775 I'll pray for you anon, I hope one day you see the light.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 19:00:26 2015 No.6865063 >>6862875 Not OP, but this book looks like something I need. Cheers

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 19:10:01 2015 No.6865103 >>6865063 it is probably the best book for this kind of problem

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 19:13:49 2015 No.6865121 >>6860865 read this last week, bretty good stuff

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 19:21:32 2015 No.6865145 File: 71 KB, 400x289, go team.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6862775

Anonymous Wed Jul 22 19:24:52 2015 No.6865164

>>6863937
Read Kaufmann's 'Nietzsche: Psychologist, Philosopher, Antichrist.' Not the only (or even best) interpretation of Nietzsche, but it's a good starting place and does a decent job of showing the Nietzsche actually had ideas of his own, rather than just criticisms.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 21:17:40 2015 No.6865583 >>6862875 Not OP. Just wanted you to know I'm about 50 pages in. Thanks for this.

Anonymous Wed Jul 22 21:26:20 2015 No.6865624

>>6865583
Make sure to actually follow through with the advice given in it.
I read it, got a boner over how i was goong to finally be able to get over my depression, masturbated out of excitement, put off doing anything and am now back to being a useless hunk of shit

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 21:29:31 2015 No.6865631 >>6860716 The first book of a series that you will like.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 21:32:08 2015 No.6865643 Dhammapada. The pairs give a good intro into good living.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 21:34:46 2015 No.6865656 >>6860716 Adventurous Heart by Ernst Jünger The Essays of Michel de Montaigne Travelling books. Marco Polo, Ibn Battutta, etc... Ortodoxia by Chesterton

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 21:38:22 2015 No.6865673 >>6860716 Go jump into an aquarium of sharks and then question yourself whether life is worth living

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 21:40:29 2015 No.6865683 >>6865624 >following through >improving my life requires effort fuck that

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 21:42:46 2015 No.6865692 >>6862875 Not OP, but I heard he sucks cocks all day.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 22:01:26 2015 No.6865759 >>6865683 iktfb

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 22:04:12 2015 No.6865760 File: 3 KB, 105x125, stunned.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6862775

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 22:09:00 2015 No.6865774 >>6860716 Thus Spoke Zarathustra

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 22:21:44 2015 No.6865820 File: 26 KB, 500x333, young-man-in-a-fedora.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6862775

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 22 22:34:51 2015 No.6865865 The myth of Sisyphus by Camus is basically suicide prevention for dummies.

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