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Gnanakumar

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Book cover for Lagom: What You Need to Know About the Swedish Art of Living a Balanced Life

Lagom: What You Need to Know About the Swedish Art of Living a Balanced Life by Barbara Hayden

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With lagom, there are no extremes, we get just enough of everything that we want or need, and this leads to a happier and healthier life than ever before.

How to Become a People Magnet: 62 Life-Changing Tips to Attract Everyone You Meet

by Marc Reklau

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Gnanakumar’s Quotes

“Let the improvement of yourself keep you so busy that you have no time to criticize others.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: carpe-diem, education, inspirational, learning

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“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. — Marie Curie”
― Jeff Keller, Attitude Is Everything: Change Your Attitude ... Change Your Life!

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“The three big ones in life are wealth, health, and happiness. We pursue them in that order, but their importance is reverse.”
― Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

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“Don't Just

Don't just learn, experience.
Don't just read, absorb.
Don't just change, transform.
Don't just relate, advocate.
Don't just promise, prove.
Don't just criticize, encourage.
Don't just think, ponder.
Don't just take, give.
Don't just see, feel.
Don’t just dream, do.
Don't just hear, listen.
Don't just talk, act.
Don't just tell, show.
Don't just exist, live.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

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