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I have no power to take my leave of this place—to breathe in the scent of heather and fern, to bathe in bubbling brooks, or drink in local taverns. I have no power to speak to whom I choose, or form friendships, or fall in love.
“Confusing experience with the memory of it is a compelling cognitive illusion—and it is the substitution that makes us believe a past experience can be ruined. The experiencing self does not have a voice. The remembering self is sometimes wrong, but it is the one that keeps score and governs what we learn from living, and it is the one that makes decisions. What we learn from the past is to maximize the qualities of our future memories, not necessarily of our future experience. This is the tyranny of the remembering self.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
World Classic-ish Book Club
— 9 members
— last activity Oct 10, 2022 07:51AM
We read the Classics, and sometimes the award winners, and sometimes books that look fun to discuss.
Whitney’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Whitney’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
713 books
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113 friends
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432 books
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209 books
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25 friends
2,072 books
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474 books
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54 books
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603 books
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37 friends
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Favorite Genres
Classics, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Psychology, Religion, Science, Suspense, and Thriller
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