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“We’ve bought into the idea that education is about training and “success”, defined monetarily, rather than learning to think critically and to challenge. We should not forget that the true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers. A culture that does not grasp the vital interplay between morality and power, which mistakes management techniques for wisdom, which fails to understand that the measure of a civilization is its compassion, not its speed or ability to consume, condemns itself to death.”
― Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
― Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
“I think we should stop asking people in their 20's what they want to do and start asking them what they don't want to do.”
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“Never miss a party...good for the nerves--like celery.”
― Gatsby Girls
― Gatsby Girls
“Ah, men understand friendship more than we woman.”
― The Godfather
― The Godfather
“Our 20s are the defining decade of adulthood. 80% of life's most defining moments take place by about age 35. 2/3 of lifetime wage growth happens during the first ten years of a career. More than half of Americans are married or are dating or living with their future partner by age 30. Personality can change more during our 20s than at any other decade in life. Female fertility peaks at 28. The brain caps off its last major growth spurt. When it comes to adult development, 30 is not the new 20. Even if you do nothing, not making choices is a choice all the same. Don't be defined by what you didn't know or didn't do.”
― The Defining Decade Why Your 20s Matter
― The Defining Decade Why Your 20s Matter
Elise’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Elise’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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464 friends
571 books
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283 books
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188 books
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476 books
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357 books
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402 books
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94 friends
51 books
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213 friends
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