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Part One was pretty good.

It’s interesting to me how Siddhartha’s life follows a sort of parallel to that of Gautama (The Buddha). Both went from Layperson to Ascetic before getting SUPER WOKE and realizing that extremism is kinda wack.

Siddhartha seems to be on his own sort of path now though; he rejects teachings and instead learns from his own Self whereas Gautama spread knowledge after becoming enlightened.

Not too bad so far. Haven’t yet gotten to Habit #1 but the preamble consisted of an overview of the Inside-Out approach to personal character growth, and how taking responsibility for controlling your own paradigms about yourself and within your interpersonal relationships is far more effective than any quick-fix scheme for improvement.

Trying to get back into reading books can be a real struggle when you spend the majority of your time on school and browsing reddit, but I’ll try my best.