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Thinking In Systems: A Primer

by Donella H. Meadows

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Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot

by Matt Abrahams

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Flow: The Classic Work On How To Achieve Happiness: The Psychology of Happiness by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi

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What I “discovered” was that happiness is not something that happens. It is not the result of good fortune or random chance. It is not something that money can buy or power command. It does not depend on outside events, but, rather, on how ...more

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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

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“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
― Abraham Lincoln

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“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
― Elie Wiesel

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