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Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurti

by J. Krishnamurti

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari

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“People who are bred, selected, and compensated to find complicated solutions do not have an incentive to implement simplified ones.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

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“Avoid taking advice from someone who gives advice for a living, unless there is a penalty for their advice.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

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“The ultimate form of intrinsic motivation is when a habit becomes part of your identity. It’s one thing to say I’m the type of person who wants this. It’s something very different to say I’m the type of person who is this.”
― James Clear, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

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“Courage (risk taking) is the highest virtue. We need entrepreneurs.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

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“Reading after a certain age diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking, just as the man who spends too much time in the theatre is tempted to be content with living vicariously instead of living his own life.”
― Albert Einstein

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