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The Stranger

by Albert Camus

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Apoorva said: " 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 ...more "

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The Art of Loving

by Erich Fromm

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The Second Sex

by Simone de Beauvoir

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Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century by Sean Patrick

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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, ...more

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Apoorva

When?

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rahul

https://www.vox.com/science-and-healt...

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Apoorva

Ok thanks for telling me. :)

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“Disaster is my muse.”
― Art Spiegelman, Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

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“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
― Steve Martin

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“Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind

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“Samuel Beckett once said, "Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness."
...On the other hand, he SAID it.”
― Art Spiegelman, Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began

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