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Paranoia—the unwarranted sense that one is being threatened, endangered, disrespected—is probably the most common symptom fueling recurrent acts of violence. Jonathan and I have found that this is as true of violent juvenile delinquents as
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“Professional writers have long described the way that the act of writing forces them to distill their vague notions into clear ideas. By putting half-formed thoughts on the page, we externalize them and are able to evaluate them much more objectively. This is why writers often find that it’s only when they start writing that they figure out what they want to say.”
― Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better
― Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better
“Vianne didn’t hesitate. She knew now that no one could be neutral—not anymore—and as afraid as she was of risking Sophie’s life, she was suddenly more afraid of letting her daughter grow up in a world where good people did nothing to stop evil, where a good woman could turn her back on a friend in need. She reached for the toddler, took him in her arms.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“It is very normal for one ugly weed to not want to stand alone.”
― Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
― Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“what kind of environment encourages new ideas? It varies from person to person, but here are the most common ingredients: Give yourself plenty of time. Keep an idea journal. Work on the problem. Get away from work. Add constraints. Look for pain points. Talk to others.”
― Hello, Startup: A Programmer's Guide to Building Products, Technologies, and Teams
― Hello, Startup: A Programmer's Guide to Building Products, Technologies, and Teams
“A teacher simply assists him at the beginning to get his bearings among so many different things and teaches him the precise use of each of them; that is to say, she introduces him to the ordered and active life of the environment. But then she leaves him free in the choice and execution of his work.”
― The Discovery of the Child: formerly entitled "The Montessori Method"
― The Discovery of the Child: formerly entitled "The Montessori Method"
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Grace’s 2025 Year in Books
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