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“We ought not, therefore, to give over our hearts for good to any one part of the world. We should live with the conviction: 'I wasn‟t born for one particular corner: the whole world‟s my home country.”
― Letters from a Stoic
― Letters from a Stoic
“Once you start learning from your problems, you stop wishing for a life without problems.”
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“Behold the field in which I grow my fucks. Lay thine eyes upon it and see that it is barren. (anonymous twitter joke referenced in the book)”
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
“If someone in the street were entrusted with your body, you would be furious. Yet you entrust your mind to anyone around who happens to insult you, and allow it to be troubled and confused. Aren’t you ashamed of that?”
― Enchiridion
― Enchiridion
“Questioning our own motives, and our own process, is critical to a skeptical and scientific outlook. We must realize that the default mode of human psychology is to grab onto comforting beliefs for purely emotional reasons, and then justify those beliefs to ourselves with post-hoc rationalizations." - Steven Novella”
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Erik’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Erik’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Art, Biography, Business, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Self help, and Travel
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