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“Life is made of these moments -- of one's physical being moving through time and space -- and we string them together into a story, and that story becomes our life.”
― Before the Fall
― Before the Fall
“Beating yourself up doesn't make you stronger- it leaves you bruised. Being kind to yourself isn't about ignoring your disappointments. We grow by embracing our shortcomings, not by punishing them.”
― Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
― Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
“It’s hard to be sad when you’re being useful. And he liked that idea. That service to others brought happiness. It was self-involvement that led to depression, to spiraling questions about the meaning of things.”
― Before the Fall
― Before the Fall
“The labs in which scientists had more diverse professional backgrounds were the ones where more and more varied analogies were offered, and where breakthroughs were more reliably produced when the unexpected arose.”
― Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
― Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
“Change may not always bring growth, but there is no growth without change.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart
Samuel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Samuel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
340 books
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97 friends
622 books
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24 friends
2,331 books
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40 friends
837 books
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78 friends
502 books
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71 friends
353 books
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12 friends
87 books
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25 friends
879 books
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39 friends
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