Books that have improved your life

This book has brought me out of depression multiple times. It's both frank and comforting.

What are some books that have helped you?

ON WOMEN BY SCHOPENHAUER LOL

Stop being a narcissistic cunt and grow up. Sage.

art of worldly wisdom by baltasar gracian

Can you expand on the "narcissistic cunt" part of your comment? Also, what, in your mind constitutes being "grown up"?

>art of worldly wisdom
Thanks user. Was Gracian an 17th century Eckhart Tolle or something?

Don't know about the narcissist cunt part, but as far as growing up its often seen in a lot of adolescent males to suppress their emotions by feigning stoicism.
My experience with meditations was similar in a way, that when I read it, it helped me through depression, and I felt as though I could fill the void of emotion with duty.
As I grew I realized that its better to express your emotions, and sure while it is admirable to maintain composure in stressful/heartbreaking moments, to hold yourself back is burdening. Its a tough case to make, I know, but you're gonna feel better once you start screaming with excitement and laughing and crying and everything instead of just limiting yourself to stoic emptiness. Its common to succumb to murky disdain under the stoic guidance, don't be a condescending shmuck who no one can relate to.
That being said, Marcus says a lot of good things in there, about duty and purpose, and the attitudes toward meeting each day. I recall him mentioning something like meeting each morning like the deer, and just getting out of bed so you can live, and while its easier to just sit there tired, you gotta get up.
Also note that Marcus Aurelius did lots of drugs and sat around fucking boys after his children died and when he wrote this. Theres a lot of argument on whether he was a dutiful worker, or just another Lotus Eater.

idk if you're the person who posted the original comment. Regardless of prior posting, thank you for the insightful response. I found the book more applicable to my work/ambitions than to my life as a whole. I'm a social person, and don't consider myself emotionally stifled. The depression I experience comes and goes, and is more of the low-energy, low-motivation/interest type than a "woe is me" existential distress kind.

I'm just trying to find ways to pick myself up, and avoid negative thinking during the weeks that I am in a bit of a mental/physical rut.

Such an underrated gem of a book. Probably goes way over the head of the self-help types.

What edition of the book would you recommend?