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Stress is any event that produces a change in the physiological state of the organism. Stress disrupts homeostasis, the stable physiological environment that exists within the organism. Recovery from the stress event is the organism’s way
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“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”
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“He smiled understandingly-much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced--or seemed to face--the whole eternal world for an instant, and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
The Chennai Book Club
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This is a place where readers from Chennai can discuss, share and exchange books. We also have monthly meet-ups, usually held on the penultimate Sund ...more
Pranitha’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Pranitha’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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72 friends
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157 books
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12 books
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1 book
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63 friends
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88 friends
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