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Smart but Scattered Teens: The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential

by Richard Guare

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Jan 24, 2020 03:30PM

“But it can be liberating to see how thoughts pull the levers of emotion—and how negative emotions in turn set the stage for patterns of thinking that keep them active and coloring one’s mind.”
― Sam Harris, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

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“the deepest goal of spirituality is freedom from the illusion of the self—”
― Sam Harris, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

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“For the secret of man’s being is not only to live but to have something to live for.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

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“Why should we live in relationship to ourselves rather than merely as ourselves?”
― Sam Harris, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

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“After all, there is an enormous difference between being hostage to one’s thoughts and being freely and nonjudgmentally aware of life in the present.”
― Sam Harris, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

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Orange County Litwits — 15 members — last activity Sep 25, 2013 04:59PM
The official GoodReads group of the Litwits book group of Orange County.

Oprah's Book Club (Official) — 86858 members — last activity Jun 06, 2026 11:44PM
Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more

Read and Tell — 1 member — last activity Oct 06, 2024 09:04AM
This group started with a small gathering for a tea. Then we were sharing about what we were reading at the time. I thought it would be a good idea to ...more