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Gabriel
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“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
“Where there are wars, there will be crows, the carrion-fanciers. And ravens too, the warbirds, the eyeball gourmands. And vultures, the holy birds of yore, old connoisseurs of rot.”
― MaddAddam
― MaddAddam
“Whereas experts spend more time diagnosing the situation and less time choosing a course of action, novices are inclined to focus on possible actions at the expense of situation assessment.”
― Extreme: Why some people thrive at the limits
― Extreme: Why some people thrive at the limits
“there is good scientific evidence that meditation is an effective way to improve the skill of controlling attention and ignoring distractions. It also offers a range of other practical benefits that are relevant both in extreme environments and everyday life.”
― Extreme: Why some people thrive at the limits
― Extreme: Why some people thrive at the limits
“Chaos is indeed the normal state of affairs on the battleground, and no army has figured out a way to plan effectively for, let alone alleviate, the so-called fog of war. When the military is confronted with the fratricidal carnage that predictably results, denial and dissembling are its time-honored responses of first resort.”
― Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
― Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
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Gabriel’s 2024 Year in Books
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