Not sleeping was less concerning; no one sleeps well anymore.
“We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves. —FRANÇOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD”
― Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
― Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
“The stories he told became boring to me through repetition, but I understand now that he was just trying to fix that place with the compass of his memories.”
― Borne
― Borne
“Mother Teresa who said, “We can do no great things, only small things, with great love.”
― A Life of Being, Having, and Doing Enough
― A Life of Being, Having, and Doing Enough
“As Peter Drucker said, “In a few hundred years, when the history of our time will be written from a long-term perspective, it is likely that the most important event historians will see is not technology, not the Internet, not e-commerce. It is an unprecedented change in the human condition.”
― Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
― Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
—Socrates”
― Do Less: A Minimalist Guide to a Simplified, Organized, and Happy Life
—Socrates”
― Do Less: A Minimalist Guide to a Simplified, Organized, and Happy Life
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