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When was the last time you learned something? I mean, really studied and learned something hard? Years ago in anatomy class, I learned a powerfully effective technique for learning something deeply. I had a cardiovascular system test to study for, so in addition to attending lectures and reading the text, and doing everything that the …
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“However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can…succeed at.” —Stephen Hawking A grubby-looking old man once came to a prestigious accounting office seeking help with his finances. He wanted someone to come to his farm and take a look at his assets. But none of the accountants took him seriously. He was …
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“You have to do the best with what God gave you.” —Mrs. Gump If I asked you: “Why do you want to write?” Your answer is going to boil down to one or all of the following: Money Fame Immortality But you may be hesitant to say it out loud. It sounds so cold and greedy, looking …
“Whatever you do, always give 100%. Unless you’re donating blood.” — Bill Murray In Japan, the one of the saddest jobs belong to people who clean up after kodokushis. What are kodokushis? In Japanese, kodokushi literally means “lonely death,” and it refers to older people who die alone and remain undiscovered for a long time… The tragic part …
“Men must live and create.”— Albert Camus Riddle me this: Who is JA Scheibe? Julius Meier-Graefe? Madame Anne Louise Germanine De Stael? Never heard of ‘em? Yeah, me neither. Til I googled their names to make a point. What point, you ask? This: The names of all the people-you-never-heard-of above have been preserved for one …
Have you ever read a book you really hated? One that made you wish you’d never come across, or one that makes you wonder what others see in this book that you don’t? Disliking a book is one thing, but even more valuable is to take some time to pin down exactly what you dislike …
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Jan 2022 Curated reading recommendations for Brilliant Writers “Forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not.” — Octavia Butler Habits! Love ’em or hate ’em, they rule your life. And they have to, otherwise you’d never get anything done. You’d have to make fresh decisions for each of the thousand …
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In this article, I’m going to talk about: Why I read so much How the last reading year went The books I’ve chosen as my top 3 newly-read books of the year and why What my reading goals are for the near future And finally: the entire booklist for the year…more on that later 😉 …
The Complete 2021 Book List “It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.” — Oscar Wilde Looking for good books to read? While I can’t promise that the following books will necessarily be exactly to your taste, the fact that you have over 100 …
Do you know why people set New Years’ Resolutions for January 1? Because there really is something about timing things, perhaps because of the anticipation, that gives you a little boost of inspiration/motivation and help with accomplishing your goals. But of course, we all know that the vast majority of these well-meaning resolutions fall through, …
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