Maggie

“It’s that you are disliked by someone. It is proof that you are exercising your freedom and living in freedom, and a sign that you are living in accordance with your own principles.”
― Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

“Before being concerned with what others think of me, I want to follow through with my own being. That is to say, I want to live in freedom.”
― Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

“by elementary school, girls have already learned to compare themselves only to the peers they perceive as superior. By”
― Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

“I should monitor whatever is essential to me. In that way, I ensure that my life reflects my values.”
― Gretchen Rubin, Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life