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“Sometimes the most valuable of all talents is to be able not to seek resolution; to notice the craving for completeness or certainty or comfort, and not to feel compelled to follow where it leads.”
― The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
― The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
“You don't know it, but I'm a vertical megabrand with cross-media platforms”
― Princess: You Know Who You Are
― Princess: You Know Who You Are
“Negative Capability, that is, when a man is capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason ”
― The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
― The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
“We all know we're going to die; what's important is the kind of men and women we are in the face of this.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
“Ultimately, what defines the ‘cult of optimism’ and the culture of positive thinking – even in its most mystically tinged, New Age forms – is that it abhors a mystery. It seeks to make things certain, to make happiness permanent and final. And yet this kind of happiness – even if you do manage to achieve it – is shallow and unsatisfying. The greatest benefit of negative capability—the true power of negative thinking—is that it lets the mystery back in.”
― The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
― The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
Katie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Katie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
538 books
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53 friends
1,117 books
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108 friends
262 books
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145 friends
1,264 books
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600 friends
96 books
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151 friends
90 books
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157 friends
338 books
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127 friends
576 books
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111 friends
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