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“They’re living in denial of the fact that their time is limited; so when it comes to deciding how to use any given portion of that time, nothing can genuinely be at stake for them. It is by consciously confronting the certainty of death, and what follows from the certainty of death, that we finally become truly present for our lives.”
― Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It
― Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It
“You only ever get to feel certain about the future once it’s already turned into the past.”
― Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
― Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
“You give up ‘demanding instant resolution, instant relief from discomfort and pain, and magical fixes’. You breathe a sigh of relief, and as you dive into life as it really is, in clear-eyed awareness of your limitations, you begin to acquire what has become the least fashionable but perhaps most consequential of superpowers: patience.”
― Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It
― Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It
Clara’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Clara’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
557 books
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12 friends
214 books
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5 friends
173 books
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5 friends
1,120 books
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60 friends
26 books
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3 friends
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