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“I only feel close to people who arouse my energy, who make enormous demands of me, who are capable of enriching me with experience, pain, people who do not doubt my courage, or my toughness. People who do not believe me naive or innocent, but who challenge my keenest wisdom, who have the courage to treat me like a woman in spite of the fact that they are aware of my vulnerability.”
― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934
― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934
“has long been known that effort can be the secret sauce that makes things better. One of the classic findings in psychology is that the more effort you put into something, the more you value it. This is the logic of Benjamin Franklin’s classic advice on how to turn a rival into a friend—ask him or her to do you a favor. Having worked to help you, they’ll like you more.”
― The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning — How Suffering Gives Life Meaning and Pleasure
― The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning — How Suffering Gives Life Meaning and Pleasure
“policy is ultimately about people, what they want and what is best for them.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“Absent a supernatural creator, though, we have to give up on the question “What’s the meaning of life?” This position is nicely expressed by Viktor Frankl: To put the question in general terms would be comparable to the question posed to a chess champion: “Tell me, Master, what is the best move in the world?” There simply is no such thing as the best or even a good move apart from a particular situation in a game and the particular personality of one’s opponent. The same holds for human existence. One should not search for an abstract meaning of life. Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life to carry out a concrete assignment which demands fulfillment.”
― The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning — How Suffering Gives Life Meaning and Pleasure
― The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning — How Suffering Gives Life Meaning and Pleasure
Kristen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kristen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
808 books
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22 friends
1,522 books
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38 friends
1,130 books
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216 friends
753 books
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21 friends
398 books
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76 friends
30 books
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37 friends
130 books
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12 friends
369 books
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10 friends
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