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“A terminal illness forces us to make every second count, whereas the forces of boredom make us count every second.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: bored, boredom, boring, disease, illness, make-every-day-count, make-every-moment-count, make-every-second-count, terminal, terminal-illness

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“Years ago, it had occurred to me that Darwin and Nietzsche agreed on one thing: the defining characteristic of the organism is striving.”
― Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air

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“There is no reason to ever have the same thought twice, unless you like having that thought.”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

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“You can’t ever reach perfection, but you can believe in an asymptote toward which you are ceaselessly striving.”
― Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air

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“A useful definition of liberty is obtained only by seeking the principle of liberty in the main business of human life, that is to say, in the process by which men educate their responses and learn to control their environment.”
― Walter Lippmann

tags: liberty

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The Brain and Mind — 4456 members — last activity Mar 13, 2026 06:52AM
This is a group for readers to recommend and discuss books related to real and/or artificial brains. Categories include but are not limited to: neuros ...more

Philosophy — 5823 members — last activity Mar 17, 2026 01:22AM
What is Philosophy? Why is it important? How do you use it? This group looks at these questions and others: ethics, government, economics, skepticism, ...more