Uploaded September 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
This is my narration of Seneca's classic work On the Shortness of Life. I've added notes to summarise what is being expressed in each chapter.
On the Shortness of Life is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to his father-in-law Paulinus. The philosopher brings up many Stoic principles on the nature of time, namely that men waste much of it in meaningless pursuits. According to the essay, nature gives man enough time to do what is really important and the individual must allot it properly. In general, time can be best used in the study of philosophy, according to Seneca.
This was my first audio book recording. I did it to improve my voice and learn a bit about more about Audacity.
Support me here: https://linktr.ee/VoxStoica
Affiliate Links:
Amazon: geni.us/Amazon_ShortnessOfLife
All Seneca's Dialogues: geni.us/SenecaDialogues (affiliate)
My narrations on Audible: geni.us/VoxStoicaOnAudible
A summary of Stoicism: geni.us/PracticalStoicism
Listen for free in US via Hoopla: hoopladigital.com/artist/4396287904
Text: archive.org/stream/SenecaOnTheShortnessOfLife/Seneca%20on%20the%20Shortness%20of%20Life_djvu.txt
Start - 0:00
Chapter 2 - 1:44
Chapter 3 - 5:04
Chapter 4 - 7:59
Chapter 5 - 10:41
Chapter 6 - 11:58
Chapter 7 - 13:56
Chapter 8 - 18:28
Chapter 9 - 20:44
Chapter 10 - 22:52
Chapter 11 - 25:58
Chapter 12 - 27:12
Chapter 13 - 32:01
Chapter 14 - 36:37
Chapter 15 - 39:19
Chapter 16 - 41:45
Chapter 17 - 43:41
Chapter 18 - 47:08
Chapter 19 - 50:13
Chapter 20 - 50:54
#Stoicism #Seneca #Shortnessoflife
This is my narration of Seneca's classic work On the Shortness of Life. I've added notes to summarise what is being expressed in each chapter.
On the Shortness of Life is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to his father-in-law Paulinus. The philosopher brings up many Stoic principles on the nature of time, namely that men waste much of it in meaningless pursuits. According to the essay, nature gives man enough time to do what is really important and the individual must allot it properly. In general, time can be best used in the study of philosophy, according to Seneca.
This was my first audio book recording. I did it to improve my voice and learn a bit about more about Audacity.
Support me here: https://linktr.ee/VoxStoica
Affiliate Links:
Amazon: geni.us/Amazon_ShortnessOfLife
All Seneca's Dialogues: geni.us/SenecaDialogues (affiliate)
My narrations on Audible: geni.us/VoxStoicaOnAudible
A summary of Stoicism: geni.us/PracticalStoicism
Listen for free in US via Hoopla: hoopladigital.com/artist/4396287904
Text: archive.org/stream/SenecaOnTheShortnessOfLife/Seneca%20on%20the%20Shortness%20of%20Life_djvu.txt
Start - 0:00
Chapter 2 - 1:44
Chapter 3 - 5:04
Chapter 4 - 7:59
Chapter 5 - 10:41
Chapter 6 - 11:58
Chapter 7 - 13:56
Chapter 8 - 18:28
Chapter 9 - 20:44
Chapter 10 - 22:52
Chapter 11 - 25:58
Chapter 12 - 27:12
Chapter 13 - 32:01
Chapter 14 - 36:37
Chapter 15 - 39:19
Chapter 16 - 41:45
Chapter 17 - 43:41
Chapter 18 - 47:08
Chapter 19 - 50:13
Chapter 20 - 50:54
#Stoicism #Seneca #Shortnessoflife
