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Morrie talks a lot about detachment and envy. In the age of social media, we’re predisposed to feel more aware of what we’re lacking— “At this age, I should’ve done more.”
And I live my life a lot online and try to create an ineradicable digital footprint. When Morrie talks about detachment, it’s what we need to hear most. We’re constantly reminded of what we're supposed to have. We need to detach.
— Aug 22, 2026 09:25AM
And I live my life a lot online and try to create an ineradicable digital footprint. When Morrie talks about detachment, it’s what we need to hear most. We’re constantly reminded of what we're supposed to have. We need to detach.
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"We also need to forgive ourselves... For all the things we didn't do. All the things we should have done. You can't get stuck on the regrets of what should have happened... I always wished I had done more with my work. l wished I had written more books. used to beat myself up over it. Now I see that never did any good. Make peace.
You need to make peace with yourself and everyone around you."
— Aug 22, 2026 10:55AM
You need to make peace with yourself and everyone around you."
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Morrie finally met Mitch's wife. They talk a lot about love / marriage, most importantly about what is it you're looking for in a partner? I look over Jeremy, my boyfriend who's in the video call with me. And I think, he just let me be me. Among all the other things I can complain about him, this is why I stay. He makes me a better person, and he asks me to be continuously better.
— Aug 22, 2026 10:22AM
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"Remember what I said about finding a meaningful life? I wrote it down, but now I can recite it: Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.
"You notice," he added, grinning, "there's nothing in there about a salary."
— Aug 22, 2026 09:50AM
"You notice," he added, grinning, "there's nothing in there about a salary."
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I've learned a lot about how to live life from a man dying. Wherever where you are in life, we need to be constantly reminded that these material immaterial things don't make us us. It's how we feel and how we love that we give life purpose.
Listening to Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens is perfect. It's an album and ode to Sufjan's dying mother.
— Aug 22, 2026 08:56AM
Listening to Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens is perfect. It's an album and ode to Sufjan's dying mother.
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"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning."
— Aug 22, 2026 01:20AM
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Book came in perfect timing, I just resigned from work and I'm feeling what Morrie is feeling. Working for money, life had been stale and meaningless. I hope I get a lot from this book!
— Aug 22, 2026 01:13AM