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You know, some days life seems so messy that I can’t get out of bed. I just lie there, man.
I can relate ;_;
“The positive effects of war on mental health were first noticed by the great sociologist Emile Durkheim, who found that when European countries went to war, suicide rates dropped.”
― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
“your escalation requires your isolation.”
― The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life
― The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life
“It’s such a myth that celebrated athletes and legendary artists and revered statesmen and stateswomen had more natural willpower than the rest of us. That’s just a big lie. What’s real,” he declared, “is that these exceptionalists began as ordinary people. And through relentless practice and constant drilling to wire in excellent daily habits, their power to manage themselves against their cravings and temptations grew stronger until the culture perceived them as superhumans.”
― The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life
― The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life
“If there’s an image of the Apocalypse, I thought, it might be a man in a business suit building a fire in the courtyard of an abandoned high-rise. In different circumstances it could be any of us, anywhere, but it had happened to him here, and there wasn’t much I could do about it. I nodded to him and he nodded back and then I left him in peace.”
― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
“Unlike criticism, contempt is particularly toxic because it assumes a moral superiority in the speaker. Contempt is often directed at people who have been excluded from a group or declared unworthy of its benefits. Contempt is often used by governments to provide rhetorical cover for torture or abuse. Contempt is one of four behaviors that, statistically, can predict divorce in married couples. People who speak with contempt for one another will probably not remain united for long.”
― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
M8SM’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at M8SM’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
387 books
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1 friend
100 books
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5 friends
23 books
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1 friend
331 books
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9 friends
55 books
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4 friends
121 books
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5 friends
1 book
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1 friend
55 books
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1 friend
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