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We suddenly realize that life is in no way lasting, or permanent… we eat, dress, and brush our teeth. We continue with the marionette-like motions of life, however unhinged it feels to do so. Then, ever so slowly, the illusion takes over again—until we forget that we are actors in a play. Until the next tragedy strikes—to wake us up.

“When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.”

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backwards.” —Steve Jobs

“The real tragedy is by always looking outward, by focusing so intently on the other person’s experience, we lose touch with our own. It’s as if we live our entire life pretending to be ourselves, as impostors impersonating ourselves. That’s why I repeatedly force myself to return to my own experience: not are they enjoying themselves? But am I? Not do they like me? But do I like them?”

”In case I am speaking to a young person now, let me give you something to hold on to: do not despair at being different. For that very difference, initially such a source of shame, so humiliating, and painful, will one day become a badge of honor and pride. The reality is, these days, I am proud to be different—I thank God I am.”

This book is awesome, it came at the perfect time

“Clear thinker” is a better compliment than “smart.”