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“Happiness is so hard to come by. I don’t understand why anyone would begrudge anyone else for managing to find some of it.”
Taylor Jenkins Reid • Atmosphere: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Love Story
And, despite my blinding, deafening rage, the voices of the people in the rooms were starting to infiltrate my consciousness. Telling me that I could not control or cure anyone but myself, and to keep the focus on healing my own wounds. Suggesting that perhaps I might consider giving the world back to God and stop trying to manage it all. Teaching... See more
My Once-in-a-Million-Years Love Story
Girls be like, "I'm overwhelmed" and then: Do a full day's work. Socialize with friends IRL. Have a LI coffee chat. Send 30+ memes. Post on all socials. Build their Substack. Go to the… | Shannon Kelly Ash | 66 comments
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I’m no longer content to ask, “What do you think about X?” Instead, I ask, “How did you come to believe X?”
David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
Lest this essay be misunderstood, I’m not saying that all attempts at self-understanding are pointless or counterproductive. I’ve no doubt benefited greatly from my own quest for self-knowledge, as fruitless as much of it has been. But the idea that such self-knowledge is important is pretty baked into our current society, and I think we might all... See more
max nuss • The False Promise of Understanding Yourself
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instagram.comYour Substack doesn't need to be a business. It can be a practice. A sanctuary. A laboratory. A record of a soul unfolding. If you treat it like that, it just might become a very good business.
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