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How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics

by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author)

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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author)

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Jan 06, 2020 06:11PM

“I don't really believe that humans are evil; it is just that we are not very intelligent animals. No animal is so stupid as to foul its only nest, except humans.”
― Yvon Chouinard, Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

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“Uncurious people do not lead examined lives; they cannot see causes that lie deeper than the surface.”
― Yvon Chouinard, Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

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“Real adventure is defined best as a journey from which you may not come back alive, and certainly not as the same person.”
― Yvon Chouinard, Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

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“The goal of climbing big, dangerous mountains should be to attain some sort of spiritual and personal growth, but this won’t happen if you compromise away the entire process.”
― Yvon Chouinard, Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

tags: growth, individuality, journey, process

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“There's no difference between a pessimist who says, 'It's all over, don't bother trying to do anything, forget about voting, it won't make a difference,' and an optimist who says, 'Relax, everything is going to turn out fine.' Either way the results are the same. Nothing gets done.”
― Yvon Chouinard, Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

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