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Reading this with a work group, one part a month, so this will linger a while and I'll just add some bits I marked."To unlock the joy of being wrong, we need to detach. I've learned that two kinds of detachment are especially useful: detaching your p ...more "
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"Work book club discussing part II today.
To me the biggest takeaway is the idea of strong yet fewer arguments if trying to win a debate - it runs counter to how the old LD debates were scored, where I'd lose points for every opposing point I didn't refute. But it was the same idea I was trying to communicate to my physical therapisit when he was trying to sell me on their services - less is more." — Feb 15, 2022 08:00AM
"Work book club discussing part II today.
To me the biggest takeaway is the idea of strong yet fewer arguments if trying to win a debate - it runs counter to how the old LD debates were scored, where I'd lose points for every opposing point I didn't refute. But it was the same idea I was trying to communicate to my physical therapisit when he was trying to sell me on their services - less is more." — Feb 15, 2022 08:00AM
In the end, we must each tend to our own gulfs of sadness, though others can assist us with kindness, food, good words, and music. Our human tendency is to fill these holes with distractions like shopping and fast romance, or with drugs and
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“Chance encounters are what keep us going.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
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― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”
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― Kafka on the Shore
“What she was finding also was how one book led to another, doors kept opening wherever she turned and the days weren't long enough for the reading she wanted to do.”
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― The Uncommon Reader
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