The real motivation was purely selfish. I was on a quest to help myself. I believe the same is true for most people who go into mental health. We are drawn to this particular profession because we are damaged – we study psychology to heal
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“But there are some things that are no joke. There are things that my profession has taught me. And one of these things, the most terrible thing, is this: Murder is a habit…”
― Murder in Mesopotamia
― Murder in Mesopotamia
“flow is “the state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience itself is so enjoyable that people will do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it.”
― Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life
― Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life
“There’s only one thing you need to know to survive in this world.” “And what’s that?” “The name of the game is the game,”
― Console Wars: Sega Vs Nintendo - and the Battle that Defined a Generation
― Console Wars: Sega Vs Nintendo - and the Battle that Defined a Generation
“Women are never kind,’ remarked Poirot. ‘Though they can sometimes be tender”
― After the Funeral
― After the Funeral
“Writing is the closest thing we have to real magic. Writing is creating something out of nothing, is opening doors to other lands. Writing gives you power to shape your own world when the real one hurts too much.”
― Yellowface
― Yellowface
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