I’m currently reading The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, and it’s funny how that goes.

I’ve read philosophy for years. Stoics, pragmatists, modern thinkers. I’ve quoted Aristotle multiple times in my work. Yet somehow, I’m only now reading The Nicomachean Ethics cover to cover.

Written during the 4th century BCE, it’s considered one of the most important books in philosophy.

And what struck me most is how this book resembles what we now call “self-help.”

Aristotle isn’t motivating you. Nor is he promising anything.

He’s asking a simple question:

What does it actually mean to live a good life?