“Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you. In the first place, if they had better things going on in their lives, they wouldn't have the time to sit around and talk about you. What's important to me is not others' opinions of me, but what's important to me is my opinion of myself.”
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“I talk because I feel, and I talk to you because I want you to know how I feel.”
― Notes to Myself
― Notes to Myself
“Boredom or discontent is useful to me when I acknowledge it and see clearly my assumption that there's something else I would rather be doing. In this way boredom can act as an invitation to freedom by opening me to new options and thoughts. For example, if I can't change the activity, can I look at it more honestly?”
― Notes to Myself
― Notes to Myself
“Now that I know that I am no wiser than anyone else, does this wisdom make me wiser?”
― Notes to Myself
― Notes to Myself
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