Philosophers are an odd lot to me. There's a certain degree of pretentiousness I don't like in most of their writing. That said, Seneca makes some valid points in this book. The book starts out with everything one should NOT be doing to have a fulfilling life, and nearly half way through the book I found myself wondering if I'd ever find out what things were actually worthy of Seneca's precious time. It pays off in the last 25% of the book, and because of that I would highly recommend reading this. One could easily read this book in afternoon.

This book is also a good exercise for someone wanting to better understand their own principles, and how they live their day to day life.

Also, if I was Seneca's mother I'd find him annoying.