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Tim’s 2025 Year in Books
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Dirtbag Rich by Blake Boles: A Book You'll Probably Like
How Dirtbag Rich looks in Santiago de Compostella You might be thinking to yourself: “Ditching your job and running off into the woods is self-indulgent and irresponsible. People shouldn’t do that (literally or figuratively).” The thought makes sense. Perhaps the most fundamental human emotional need is to feel valued. To be happy, you have to feel useful. And in order to feel useful, at a bare mi
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| Essential reading for surviving our current iteration of the apocalypse and maintaining the type of hope you need to keep going and making progress. Solnit is a prophet for the post-enlightenment future. | |
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“The world needs people in touch with their humanity, their mortality, and place in the natural world. And for a million reasons, the world needs people who know how to have a good time for the hell of it. People who want to run through the hills because it’s breathtaking and swim in the cold ocean because it makes them feel alive. People that push their limits because it provides a good buzz and who aren’t afraid to sail through a storm because it makes for a good story later. So protect that sense of meaning - the world needs you.”
― The Dirtbag's Guide to Life: Eternal Truth for Hiker Trash, Ski Bums, and Vagabonds
― The Dirtbag's Guide to Life: Eternal Truth for Hiker Trash, Ski Bums, and Vagabonds
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