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“Puritanism: the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. —H. L. Mencken”
― Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
― Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
“What if suffering doesn’t end with death? How can we know? What if it doesn’t get better? What if death isn’t an escape? What if the maggots continue to feed and feed and feed and continue to be felt? This possibility scares me.”
― I'm Thinking of Ending Things
― I'm Thinking of Ending Things
“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
“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
“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
Carlos’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Carlos’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,445 books
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1,138 friends
3,166 books
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1,130 friends
345 books
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88 friends
1,466 books
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831 friends
418 books
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17 friends
823 books
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264 friends
2,454 books
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4,911 friends
2,830 books
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352 friends
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