If life is hard for you, you are not alone. In the book "Life is Tougher," American philosopher Kieran Setiya shares personal examples of how we face physical pain, grief from losing loved ones, the feeling that every day gets worse, and that nothing can be changed. But despair is not necessary. Calling upon Aristotle and Kant, Theodor Adorno and Simone Weil, as well as an impressive body of world literature, art, and science, Setiya reflects on how ancient and modern rituals help cope with sorrow, how sports managers and Prince Myshkin can teach us not to evaluate ourselves in terms of success, and why there is always a reason to work and create, even if we are doomed to extinction. Setiya's book is a valuable aid for those seeking ways to live with dignity in an imperfect world.