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Jungians tell us that the archetype of Mars, the volatile god of war, is imbedded in everyone’s unconscious, making conflict and aggression inevitable, a kind of inherent vice.
“Sometimes I feel
You were a plot twist
In my story
You were my serendipity.”
― Between Pages Of My Book
You were a plot twist
In my story
You were my serendipity.”
― Between Pages Of My Book
“Often we go through an entire conversation – or indeed an entire relationship – without ever realizing that each of us is paying attention to different things, that our views are based on different information.”
― Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
― Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.”
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“A man is honorable in proportion to the personal risks he takes for his opinion.”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
“Learning that you can’t control the other person’s reaction, and that it can be destructive to try, can be incredibly liberating. It not only gives the other person the space to react however they need to, but also takes a huge amount of pressure off you. You will learn things about yourself based on their reaction, but if you are prepared to learn, you’ll feel free from the desperate need for their reaction to go one certain way.”
― Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
― Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
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Devan’s 2025 Year in Books
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