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El is Currently Reading

El is currently reading

Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential

by Tiago Forte (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, ebooks, non-fiction, personal-development

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— Apr 08, 2025 07:42PM

Apr 08, 2025 07:41PM

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Before We Forget Kindness (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #5)

by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

bookshelves: currently-reading, japanese-literature, owned

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— Apr 08, 2025 07:36PM

Mar 12, 2025 11:39PM

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I Am a Cat

by Natsume Sōseki

bookshelves: japanese-literature, used-to-own, currently-reading

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read in February 2025

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— Apr 16, 2025 10:21AM

Apr 16, 2025 10:21AM

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El’s Quotes

“That which is original creates a new origin. That which is original, by definition, must stray off the previously worn paths. It must wander; it must err.”
― Blake Charlton

tags: originality

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“If you put away those who report accurately, you’ll keep only those who know what you want to hear. I can think of nothing more poisonous than to rot in the stink of your own reflections.”
― Frank Herbert, Children of Dune

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“Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.”
― Pema Chödrön, The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times

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