I like most parts of the book except for some parts about women.
This book reminds me of another way of looking at loneliness, 智商和对社交的需要成反比,一个内心富足且聪明的人是不需要太多社交的: 要么孤独,要么庸俗。无用的社交浪费时间又浪费钱,且什么也学不到,绝对不如读一本好书,做自己感兴趣的事情。真的并不是所有的人都需要社交。朋友,是一个被overrated的词,我们在哪儿都能听到这个词, as if everyone needs it, tens of it. but it is not true. 不忘初心, think about how you hated it when you were with someone who shared a much different value with you, and how uncomfortable when you were with someone selfish, unreasonable, superficial or undereducated. YOU DO NOT NEED IT. and how happy you are when you devote your time to drawing, riding a bicycle in the forest, listening to an audible book, and spending time with the few people that you really liked.
another thing that inspired me: do not care about how other people think of you since if you do so, you think too highly of them. 你如果把任何人对你的评价都挂在心上,那你也太看得起他们了。当你发现他们是一些多么浅薄,无理,他们做的事有多么不符合逻辑,错误百出,你就不会在意他们对你的看法了。