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BenJamen
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Discovering such a deception is like finding yourself in a deep dark ocean with nothing around you but formless shadows of things you once thought you understood and enjoyed.
“it’s better to look at the sky than live there. Such an empty place; so vague. Just a country where the thunder goes and things disappear.”
― Breakfast at Tiffany's
― Breakfast at Tiffany's
“To prevent overconfidence in your knowledge, reflect on how well you can explain a given subject.”
― Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
― Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
“Humans would have shared their fate. Humans left their planet not as one, but in fragments. When their planet began to die, the rich abandoned the impoverished for refuge on Mars.”
― The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
― The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
“The belief in a supernatural source
of evil is not necessary; men alone
are quite capable of every wickedness” Joseph Conrad”
― Best Served Cold
of evil is not necessary; men alone
are quite capable of every wickedness” Joseph Conrad”
― Best Served Cold
“THE WORST THING ABOUT BEST PRACTICES In performance cultures, people often become attached to best practices. The risk is that once we’ve declared a routine the best, it becomes frozen in time. We preach about its virtues and stop questioning its vices, no longer curious about where it’s imperfect and where it could improve.”
― Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
― Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
BenJamen’s 2025 Year in Books
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302 books
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