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Jay V
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I practice relationship anarchy—where each relationship has the ability to grow organically into whatever the best arrangement for it is, without being hampered by artificial definitions or constraints. Thus, for me the line between
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“What you find in solitude is perspective. When you’re not in the presence of people with whom you must monitor your reactions and choose your sentences wisely, you can let yourself just be. It’s why we find it most profoundly relaxing and why emotionally healthy people practice it often. When there’s nobody else around for whom you must tailor your emotions, you can experience them fully.”
― 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
― 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
“Meetings are an addictive, highly self-indulgent activity that corporations and other organizations habitually engage in only because they cannot actually masturbate. —DAVE BARRY, Pulitzer”
― The 4-Hour Workweek
― The 4-Hour Workweek
“The core of every emotional issue is the belief that it’s not okay. It’s not the presence of it that’s harmful; it’s the resistance to it that ultimately screws us up. Emotionally healthy people know how to do one thing profoundly better than anybody else: let themselves feel anything and everything they’re going through. They know it won’t kill them. They know to set aside time to process. They know that contrary to common belief, doing so is not a loss of control, but rather the route to being grounded and resolved enough to actually be fully present and centered…which is as “in control” as a human can be.”
― 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
― 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
Jay’s 2025 Year in Books
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858 friends
315 books
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583 books
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906 books
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174 books
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