Sukh said:
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This book reminds me of a scene from "Breaking Bad". When Walter White cooks a batch of meth for the first time. On seeing the superb quality, Jesse calls him an artist. "This is an art".
To which Walter replies,"It is just basic chemistry".
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And I smiled. I am now convinced that anyone in my place on that day would have done the same.
“As a matter of fact, your happiness depends far more on the number of instances of positive feelings, what psychologists call "positive effect", then on their intensity when they hit. In other words, good news is good news first. How good matters rather little. So to have a pleasant life you should spread those small effects across time as evenly as possible. Plenty of mildly good news is preferable to one single lump of great news. The same is property in reverse applies to our unhappiness. It is better to lump all your pain into a brief period, rather than have it spread out over a long time.”
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“Life is the hesitation between an exclamation mark and a question mark. After doubt there is a full stop.”
― The Book of Disquiet: The Complete Edition
― The Book of Disquiet: The Complete Edition
“Missing a train is only painful if you run after it! Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that’s what you are seeking.”
― The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
― The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
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