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What's the most profound book you've ever read?
🏆 Leading: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius — a Roman emperor's private notes on stoicism, still weirdly relevant 2,000 years later.

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius — a Roman emperor's private notes on stoicism, still weirdly relevant 2,000 years later. is leading so far with 56%.

1984 by George Orwell — the novel that gave us Big Brother and doublethink, and somehow feels more relevant every year. is second. On this few votes the split is still anyone's guess.

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📊 poll results
What's the most profound book you've ever read?
56%
Leading answer
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius — a Roman emperor's private notes on stoicism, still weirdly relevant 2,000 years later.
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