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“Stop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found.”
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“Life isn’t a hundred-meter race against your friends, but a lifelong marathon against yourself.”
― The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to be Calm in a Busy World
― The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to be Calm in a Busy World
“Relaxing with the present moment, relaxing with hopelessness, relaxing with death, not resisting the fact that things end, that things pass, that things have no lasting substance, that everything is changing all the time—that is the basic message.”
― When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
― When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
“Do not fight your negative emotions. Observe and befriend them.”
― The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to be Calm in a Busy World
― The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to be Calm in a Busy World
“We are like children building a sand castle. We embellish it with beautiful shells, bits of driftwood, and pieces of colored glass. The castle is ours, off limits to others. We’re willing to attack if others threaten to hurt it. Yet despite all our attachment, we know that the tide will inevitably come in and sweep the sand castle away. The trick is to enjoy it fully but without clinging, and when the time comes, let it dissolve back into the sea.”
― When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
― When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Akshay’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Akshay’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
22 books
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57 friends
229 books
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16 friends
175 books
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130 friends
3,081 books
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70 friends
983 books
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101 friends
45 books
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28 friends
21 books
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51 friends
5 books
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48 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Children's, Classics, Ebooks, Fiction, History, Memoir, Music, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Science, Self help, and Spirituality
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