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by Hwang Bo-Reum

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Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country

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The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence: Ideas from Philosophy That Change the Way You Think by Robert Pantano

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We are but collections of constantly changing interactions between the world and our thoughts, and thus, the idea of a fixed, independent, identifiable self is a delusion. This is essential to understand because it suggests that the self ...more

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Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder (Incerto, #4)

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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“One of the strange things about adulthood is that you are your current self, but you are also all the selves you used to be, the ones you grew out of but can't ever quite get rid of.”
― John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

tags: adulthood, aging, growing-up, selfhood

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“Distancing” refers to the ability to view one’s own thoughts (or beliefs) as constructions of “reality” rather than as reality itself.35”
― Donald J. Robertson, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

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“What matters, in other words, isn’t what we feel but how we respond to those feelings.”
― Donald J. Robertson, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

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“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.”
― Thinknetic, 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness

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