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“there are two broad approaches to decision making: evidence/logic-based (which comes from the higher- level brain) and subconscious/emotion-based (which comes from the lower-level animal brain).”
― Principles: Life and Work
― Principles: Life and Work
“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.”
― The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
― The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
“There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
Fredrick’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Fredrick’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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96 friends
1,675 books
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3,671 friends
9,605 books
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201 friends
4,767 books
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242 friends
362 books
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18 friends
244 books
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246 friends
64 books
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99 friends
1,366 books
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4,186 friends
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