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Feelings are not facts. I seemed to have forgotten that over the past few years, but fortunately, that’s a fixable problem.
optimistic assumptions are the fastest way to become deeply disillusioned by human nature. Best to anticipate the worst and then enjoy the momentary satisfaction of having your predictions pan out.
the safest way to navigate the wider world was to stick to the facts.
Science allows for possibilities within a defined set of rules. While there’s often no such thing as a “correct” answer, every outcome is measurable, and in many cases can be predicted in advance.
I think intelligence is mostly a construct made of curiosity, opportunity, and plain old hard work, sometimes it is the thought that counts.
come to find out, the bright side is blinding.
who am I to mind my own business?
As it happens, most great minds think independently, and die long before the rest of the world comes around to their brilliance.
“People make mistakes. Sometimes you just need to stay hopeful and give it time.”
‘What is coming is better than what has gone.’”
As a human with two eyes and a functioning frontal lobe, I’ve observed that what most people call a worst-case scenario is actually reality, and they just haven’t accepted it yet.”
People make bad choices in spite of what you do—not because of it.”
maybe time doesn’t so much heal wounds as weaken one’s convictions.
The price of self-protection may, in fact, be higher than the cost of vulnerability.
hope everything that comes your way is better than what has gone.
Life is too short to be living the story someone else has told about you.”
It turns out I was wrong about all endings being inherently unhappy. As a few friends have recently helped me understand, if you’re willing to look for joy and open yourself to new possibilities, the end is not an ending at all. It’s a beginning.
