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“Biologically speaking, feeling good plays an important role as part of our survival machine. Our brains use it to drive survival behaviors that do not relate to immediate threats. To achieve that, our brains flood our bodies with serotonin, oxytocin, and other feel-good chemicals during acts they want to encourage us to do more often.”
― Solve For Happy: An original, insightful guide to finding joy
― Solve For Happy: An original, insightful guide to finding joy
“The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is there’s no ground. Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche”
― Insanely Gifted: Turn Your Demons into Creative Rocket Fuel
― Insanely Gifted: Turn Your Demons into Creative Rocket Fuel
“The fundamental work of the Somatic Coach is to guide the person to feel and be with this animating force that makes them alive. This is life moving toward life.”
― The Art of Somatic Coaching: Embodying Skillful Action, Wisdom, and Compassion
― The Art of Somatic Coaching: Embodying Skillful Action, Wisdom, and Compassion
“Because visceral design is about initial reactions, it can be studied quite simply by putting people in front of a design and waiting for reactions. In the best of circumstances, the visceral reaction to appearance works so well that people take one look and say “I want it.” Then they might ask, “What does it do?” And last, “And how much does it cost?” This is the reaction the visceral designer strives for, and it can work. Much of traditional market research involves this aspect of design.”
― Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
― Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
“Perhaps the art of harvesting the secret riches of our lives is best achieved when we place profound trust in the act of beginning. Risk might be our greatest ally. To live a truly creative life, we always need to cast a critical look at where we presently are, attempting always to discern where we have become stagnant and where new beginning might be ripening. There can be no growth if we do not remain open and vulnerable to what is new and different. I have never seen anyone take a risk for growth that was not rewarded a thousand times over.”
― To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
― To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Matt’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Matt’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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37 friends
1,129 books
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139 books
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141 friends
32 books
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31 friends
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