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“Wasting time" is a basic human need.”
― Laziness Does Not Exist
― Laziness Does Not Exist
“Susan Sontag said somewhere something like any technology that slows us down in our writing rather than speeding us up is the one we ought to use.”
― The Book of Delights: Essays
― The Book of Delights: Essays
“In fact, I do not think laziness exists. You know what does exist? Executive dysfunction, procrastination, feeling overwhelmed, perfectionism, trauma, amotivation, chronic pain, energy fatigue, depression, lack of skills, lack of support, and differing priorities.”
― How to Keep House While Drowning
― How to Keep House While Drowning
“Doing those deeply unfashionable things—slowing down, letting your spare time expand, getting enough sleep, resting—is a radical act now, but it is essential. This is a crossroads we all know, a moment when you need to shed a skin. If you do, you’ll expose all those painful nerve endings and feel so raw that you’ll need to take care of yourself for a while. If you don’t, then that skin will harden around you.”
― Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
― Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
“But the larger point is that people with mental illness are missing out on a century of medical progress that has extended life expectancy for Americans from fifty-five to nearly eighty years. In other words, in terms of life expectancy, these Americans are living in the early 1920s.”
― Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health
― Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health
The Readers
— 1002 members
— last activity Oct 30, 2024 05:36AM
The Readers is a podcast by Simon Savidge of Savidge Reads and Thomas Otto of Hogglestock, they like to talk about books... alot!
Books on the Nightstand
— 6095 members
— last activity Dec 01, 2025 10:30AM
A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.
Secret History
— 46 members
— last activity May 02, 2012 02:06AM
Secret Histories, crypto-thrillers and occult fantasies. These are books that purport to tell us the secret history of the world through a fantastic l ...more
Peril Book Club
— 4 members
— last activity Mar 11, 2008 02:55PM
A venerable (by book club standards) organization for the casual reading of a voted-upon book. We meet in person to discuss a book each month except D ...more
No Super Huge Bummers Book Club
— 6 members
— last activity Nov 17, 2008 09:44AM
Only smaller, manageable bummers
Kim’s 2024 Year in Books
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