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“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
― Socrates

tags: philosophy

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“The concept of “mental health” in our society is defined largely by the extent to which an individual behaves in accord with the needs of the system and does so without showing signs of stress.”
― Theodore J. Kaczynski, Industrial Society and Its Future

tags: brainwashing, mental-health, propaganda, society, stress, system, unabomber

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“But just as a toaster used as a doorstop is still a machine designed to toast bread, you – whatever you choose to do with your life – are still a machine designed to propagate your genes. All of us are. It’s what the priests, the sages and philosophers searched for in vain: the ultimate explanation for our existence.”
― Steve Stewart-Williams, The Ape that Understood the Universe: How the Mind and Culture Evolve

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“You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft, that you will die without ever realizing your true potential.”
― David Goggins, Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

tags: comfort, hardship, life, soft, success

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“The Scientist’s clear mind sees a foggy world, full of complexity and nuance and messiness, the Zealot’s foggy mind shows them a clear, simple world, full of crisp lines and black-and-white distinctions.”
― Tim Urban, What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies

tags: black-and-white, eyes, mind, nuance, perspective, simple, world, worldview

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