“.. we are not conscious of most things until we ask ourselves questions about them”
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
“In order for man to succeed in life, God provided him with two means, education and physical activity. Not separately, one for the soul and the other for the body, but for the two together. With these two means, man can attain perfection. —Plato”
― Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
― Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
“...you couldn't ask a person to remain supportive through any crisis. If a man's wife were suddenly afflicted with a mental illness, it would be a sin for him to leave her, but a forgivable one. To stay would mean accepting a different kind of relationship, something not everyone was cut out for...
'Division by Zero”
― Stories of Your Life and Others
'Division by Zero”
― Stories of Your Life and Others
“Don’t always consider all your options. Don’t necessarily go for the outcome that seems best every time. Make a mess on occasion. Travel light. Let things wait. Trust your instincts and don’t think too long. Relax. Toss a coin. Forgive, but don’t forget. To thine own self be true.”
― Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
― Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
“Evolution is smarter than you are.”
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
Alex’s 2025 Year in Books
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