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Meghan is Currently Reading

Meghan is currently reading

Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places

by Colin Dickey

bookshelves: true-crime, nonfiction, paranormal-ghosts, currently-reading

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Apr 02, 2026 12:50PM

“How you feel about your abilities—your academic “self-concept”—in the context of your classroom shapes your willingness to tackle challenges and finish difficult tasks. It’s a crucial element in your motivation and confidence.”
― Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants

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“You don't love people," he said. "You love what they do to you.”
― Claire Vaye Watkins, Battleborn

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“When people in authority want the rest of us to behave, it matters—first and foremost—how they behave.”
― Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

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“People are ruined by challenged economic lives. But they are ruined by wealth as well because they lose their ambition and they lose their pride and they lose their sense of self-worth”
― Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

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“We are all of us not merely liable to fear, we are also prone to be afraid of being afraid, and the conquering of fear produces exhilaration.…The contrast between the previous apprehension and the present relief and feeling of security promotes a self-confidence that is the very father and mother of courage.”
― Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

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