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Andrei Stoica
https://andreicstoica.github.io/
I’ve been running for 25 years, and I ran because my family did. I see running as a deep bond. I put so much time, effort, and love into the miles I run—just as much as running gives back to me. It’s become a beautiful reciprocal
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“I like the word ‘gumption’ because it’s so homely and so forlorn and so out of style it looks as if it needs a friend and isn’t likely to reject anyone who comes along. I like it also because it describes exactly what happens to someone who connects with Quality. He gets filled with gumption.
“A person filled with gumption doesn’t sit around dissipating and stewing about things. He’s at the front of the train of his own awareness, watching to see what’s up the track and meeting it when it comes. That’s gumption.
If you’re going to repair a motorcycle, an adequate supply of gumption is the first and most important tool. If you haven’t got that you might as well gather up all the other tools and put them away, because they won’t do you any good.”
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“A person filled with gumption doesn’t sit around dissipating and stewing about things. He’s at the front of the train of his own awareness, watching to see what’s up the track and meeting it when it comes. That’s gumption.
If you’re going to repair a motorcycle, an adequate supply of gumption is the first and most important tool. If you haven’t got that you might as well gather up all the other tools and put them away, because they won’t do you any good.”
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Andrei’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Andrei’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
596 books
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30 friends
247 books
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9 friends
1,742 books
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416 friends
422 books
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79 friends
267 books
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49 friends
25 books
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6 friends
42 books
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5 friends
200 books
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7 friends
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