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“One general rule is that when we have no control over stimulation, it is more upsetting, even more so if we feel we are someone’s victim.”
― The Highly Sensitive Person
― The Highly Sensitive Person
“Creationists eagerly seek a gap in present-day knowledge or understanding. If an apparent gap is found, it is assumed that God, by default, must fill it.”
― The God Delusion
― The God Delusion
“There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else (parents in the case of children, God in the case of adults) has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point. [...] Somebody else must be responsible for my well-being, and somebody else must be to blame if I am hurt. Is it a similar infantilism that really lies behind the 'need' for a God?”
― The God Delusion
― The God Delusion
“attention has become our most precious asset. To spend it wisely, we must develop a better understanding of how temptation works on our brains, cultivate new strategies for enhancing our self-control, and carve out time to truly focus on big, creative tasks.”
― Manage Your Day-To-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind
― Manage Your Day-To-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind
“Often we can get used to stimulation. But sometimes we think we have and aren’t being bothered, but suddenly feel exhausted and realize why: We have been putting up with something at a conscious level while it was actually wearing us down. Even a moderate and familiar stimulation, like a day at work, can cause an HSP to need quiet by evening. At that point, one more “small” stimulation can be the last straw.”
― The Highly Sensitive Person
― The Highly Sensitive Person
Juan’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Juan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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