The Great Reward in Thankless Service

In recent decades, self-help has grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry, including endless books offering ways for us to improve ourselves—diets, exercise programs, helpful habits, new ways of thinking. While many of these approaches don’t seem promising, author and professor Edith Hall offers an intriguing angle to self-help in her new book, Aristotle’s Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life. Rather than offering a new fad, Hall applies her expert knowledge of Aristotle’s ancient writings to our modern context and argues that adopting his philosophy will lead us to happiness. Hall begins with the assumption that we all seek…