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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
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A few notes about terminology. When I talk about the “real world,” I am referring to relationships and social interactions characterized by four features that have been typical for millions of years: They are embodied, meaning that we use
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“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity and you let yourself die. It's as simple as that.”
― Fair Play
― Fair Play
“Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee? But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.”
― A Happy Death
― A Happy Death
“Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one’s own actions or lack of action. If it leads to change then it can be useful, since it is then no longer guilt but the beginning of knowledge. Yet all too often, guilt is just another name for impotence, for defensiveness destructive of communication; it becomes a device to protect ignorance and the continuation of things the way they are, the ultimate protection for changelessness.”
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
“The only important elements in any society are the artistic and the criminal, because they alone, by questioning the society’s values, can force it to change.”
― Empire Star
― Empire Star
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