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Becker’s philosophy as it emerges in Denial of Death and Escape from Evil is a braid woven from four strands. The first strand. The world is terrifying.
“Stretch goals, paired with SMART thinking, can help put the impossible within reach.”
― Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
― Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
“Self-motivation becomes easier when we see our choices as affirmations of our deeper values and goals.”
― Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
― Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
“The opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety. It’s connection.”
― Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
― Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
“We all have a natural proclivity to be optimistic, to ignore our mistakes and forget others’ tiny errors. But making good predictions relies on realistic assumptions, and those are based on our experiences. If we pay attention only to good news, we’re handicapping ourselves.”
― Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive
― Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive
“If we study merely what is average, we will remain merely average.”
― The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
― The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
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Jabari’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jabari’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Art, Business, Classics, Comics, Historical fiction, History, Manga, Non-fiction, Psychology, Science, Self help, and Travel
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