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“hindsight, with a bit of introspection, can be incredibly valuable.”
― The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life
― The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life
“is a huge lapse in judgment that can warp your perspective on both yourself and the object of your affection, and prompt you to make decisions based on fantasy.”
― The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life
― The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life
“It’s said that the biggest determinant of our lives is whether we see the world as welcoming or hostile. Each becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.”
― My Life on the Road
― My Life on the Road
“The travel writer Bruce Chatwin wrote that our nomadic past lives on in our “need for distraction, our mania for the new.”
― My Life on the Road
― My Life on the Road
“I’m not saying that all lapses in judgment are caused by mental illness—if you’ve made it this far in this book, you know there are lots of factors that contribute to who we are and how we make decisions. So”
― The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life
― The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life
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