“Hell is a collection of individuals who are spending the bulk of their time working on a task they don’t like and are not especially good at.”
― Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
― Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
“Is intelligence always good? I wonder. What if intelligence is wasted? What if intelligence leads to more loneliness rather than to fulfillment? What if instead of productivity and clarity, it generates pain, isolation, and regret?”
― I'm Thinking of Ending Things
― I'm Thinking of Ending Things
“Puritanism: the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. —H. L. Mencken”
― Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
― Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
“The brain evolved not for us to think but to allow us to move – away from danger and towards rewards.”
― Move!: The New Science of Body Over Mind
― Move!: The New Science of Body Over Mind
“Questions are good. They're better than answers. If you want to know more about life, how we work, how we progress, it's questions that are important. That's what pushes and stretches our intellect. I think questions make us feel less lonely and more connected. It's not always about knowing.”
― I'm Thinking of Ending Things
― I'm Thinking of Ending Things
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