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“if that “monster” finds the right environment and succeeds, it might just end up changing the species for the better.”
― Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
― Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
“David Dobbs said in a piece for The Atlantic, “the very genes that give us the most trouble as a species, causing behaviors that are self-destructive and antisocial, also underlie humankind’s phenomenal adaptability and evolutionary success. With a bad environment and poor parenting, orchid children can end up depressed, drug-addicted, or in jail—but with the right environment and good parenting, they can grow up to be society’s most creative, successful, and happy people.” This”
― Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
― Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
“In meditation practice, we build the energy of awareness until it grows powerful enough to see entirely different levels of reality.”
― Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom
― Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom
Skid’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Skid’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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73 friends
220 books
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833 books
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188 books
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187 books
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56 friends
268 books
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