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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

by Bessel van der Kolk

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Agentic Artificial Intelligence: Harnessing AI Agents to Reinvent Business, Work and Life

by Pascal Bornet (Goodreads Author)

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"Off to a terrible start. It is already outdated in its understanding of agents and how AI systems work today (e.g. assuming they dont run search, which ChatGPT5+ always does) - crazy given that it only a year old" — Apr 20, 2026 10:51AM

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The Road to Character

by David Brooks

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Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

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This future-focused attitude often takes the form of what I once heard described as the “‘when-I-finally’ mind,” as in: “When I finally get my workload under control/get my candidate elected/find the right romantic partner/sort out my ...more

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“It’s a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what’s changed, is you.”
― Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Screenplay

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“Newton’s absolute view on time—now known as Newtonian time—was central to his formulation of the laws of motion and universal gravitation and remained largely unchallenged”
― Sahil Bloom, The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life

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“The fight against normalcy is the most important fight of your life.”
― Sahil Bloom, The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life

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