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requires you to do something that can be even harder—to show up for yourself first. That
“In the twentieth century, power announced itself. In the twenty-first, the surest way to spot real power is by its understatement.”
― Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
― Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
“That's what siblings are: a reality check. Try to become someone you're not - affect an accent, or start quoting the temperature in Celsius instead of Fahrenheit- and they're the ones who smack you upside the head. Siblings are like potters; they try you by fire, glaze you with taunts, finish you with well-aimed jibes. If you emerge from that kiln without cracking, you can survive the world.”
― Pastors' Wives
― Pastors' Wives
“But when it comes to celebrating and encouraging yourself, you not only fall seriously short—you do the opposite. You trash yourself. You look at yourself in the mirror and pick yourself apart. You tear yourself down and argue against your own goals and dreams. You bend over backward for other people and never for yourself.”
― The High 5 Habit: Take Control of Your Life with One Simple Habit
― The High 5 Habit: Take Control of Your Life with One Simple Habit
“There is an alternative: the unfashionable but powerful notion of letting time use you, approaching life not as an opportunity to implement your predetermined plans for success but as a matter of responding to the needs of your place and your moment in history.”
― Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
― Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
“Work was all I did, and I realized that was upsetting.” It was upsetting philosophically—there is more to life—but it also felt financially foolish. “I live in New York City. If all I was doing was working, I could do that from anywhere. I could do that from a shack in the middle of the desert,” she says. “Why pay to live in one of the world’s most expensive cities if I wasn’t taking advantage of it?”
― Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done
― Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done
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Ruchi’s 2025 Year in Books
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