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Adam Werley
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“I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.”
― Player Piano
― Player Piano
“If something inside of you is real, we will probably find it interesting, and it will probably be universal. So you must risk placing real emotion at the center of your work. Write straight into the emotional center of things. Write toward vulnerability. Risk being unliked. Tell the truth as you understand it. If you’re a writer you have a moral obligation to do this. And it is a revolutionary act—truth is always subversive.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
“People cheat because something is lacking in them—connection, empathy, good character. Cheating is about entitlement. You might actually be a crappy spouse, but you did not make your spouse cheat.”
― Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life: The Chump Lady's Survival Guide
― Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life: The Chump Lady's Survival Guide
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
― Mother Night
― Mother Night
“1. Figure out what people really care about, not what they say they care about. 2. Incentivize them on the dimensions that are valuable to them but cheap for you to provide. 3. Pay attention to how people respond; if their response surprises or frustrates you, learn from it and try something different. 4. Whenever possible, create incentives that switch the frame from adversarial to cooperative. 5. Never, ever think that people will do something just because it is the “right” thing to do. 6. Know that some people will do everything they can to game the system, finding ways to win that you never could have imagined. If only to keep yourself sane, try to applaud their ingenuity rather than curse their greed.”
― Think Like a Freak
― Think Like a Freak
Adam’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Adam’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
146 books
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35 friends
863 books
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134 friends
969 books
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17 friends
330 books
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138 friends
398 books
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64 friends
52 books
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10 friends
725 books
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27 friends
608 books
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16 friends
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