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People are liars, all of us. We lie constantly and habitually. We lie about important things and trifling things. And we usually don't lie out of malice — rather, we lie to others because we're in such a habit of lying to ourselves.
— Jun 19, 2021 06:15PM
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Living well does not mean avoiding suffering; it means suffering for the right reasons. Becaude if we're going to be forced to suffer by simply ecisting, we might as well learn how to suffer well.
— Jun 21, 2021 12:29PM
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Self-serving bias. You assume that what feels right is right. You make snap judgements about people, places, groups, and ideas, many of which are unfair or even a little bit bigoted.
— Jun 19, 2021 05:32PM
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Emotion inspires action, and action inspires emotions.
— Jun 19, 2021 05:21PM
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To generate hope in our lives, we must first feel as though we have control over our lives. We must feel as though we're following through on what we know is good and right; that we're chasing after "something better."
— Jun 19, 2021 04:45PM
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The opposite of happiness is not anger or sadness. The opposite of happiness is hopelessness, an endless gray horizon of resignation and indifference.
— Jun 19, 2021 10:14AM
