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“Consciousness cannot be accounted for in physical terms. For consciousness is absolutely fundamental. It cannot be accounted for in terms of anything else.”
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“...new ideas are merely several old thoughts that occur at the exact same time.”
― How We Decide
― How We Decide
“Nothing is more dangerous than a dogmatic worldview - nothing more constraining, more blinding to innovation, more destructive of openness to novelty.”
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“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
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“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day.
—"Old Man's Advice to Youth: 'Never Lose a Holy Curiosity.'" LIFE Magazine (2 May 1955) p. 64”
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—"Old Man's Advice to Youth: 'Never Lose a Holy Curiosity.'" LIFE Magazine (2 May 1955) p. 64”
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Jens’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jens’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
396 books
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102 friends
1,771 books
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22 friends
316 books
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18 friends
362 books
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6 friends
192 books
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21 friends
116 books
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26 friends
24 books
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4 friends
4 books
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35 friends
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