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Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones

by James Clear (Goodreads Author)

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How to Create a New Vegetable Garden: Producing a beautiful and fruitful garden from scratch

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The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power and the Facts - The New York Times Bestseller

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“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

tags: better-life-empathy

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“Ich habe mir Gedanken gemacht," sagte Herr Grün. "Obwohl man das ja eigentlich gar nicht so sagen kann. Man macht sich keine Gedanken. Sie machen sich selber. Fressen sich durch den Kopf wie Holzwürmer durchs Holz.”
― Charles Lewinsky

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“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
― Coco Chanel

tags: courage, dignity, empowerment, freedom, independence, individuality, judgment, self-determination, speaking-out, thought

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“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”
― Nora Ephron

tags: courage, empowerment, self-determination, women

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“Very few of us are what we seem.”
― Agatha Christie, The Man in the Mist

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