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I think “The Stranger” is one of the dullest books I read in a while. I didn’t hate it, I just felt underwhelmed. It was stimulating and boring at the same time! I guess I’m not in the right state of mind or stage of life to appreciate the literary v
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Swedish psychologist Dr. K Anders Ericsson called the “10,000 hour” rule. The rule’s premise is that, regardless of whether one has an innate aptitude for an activity or not, mastery of it takes around ten thousand hours of focused,
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“You know how the sun rises and sets at a certain time each day? In the same way, all of our lives have a day and night. But it's not set like it is with the sun. Some people walk forever in the sunlight, and some people have to walk through the darkest night their whole lives. When people talk about being afraid, what they're afraid of is that their sun will set. That the light they love will fade.”
― Journey Under the Midnight Sun
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