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when energy has nowhere to go but inward, it eats itself alive. purpose gives it somewhere to flow.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQUmbg-jMFg/?igsh=dHlveXp2OW9zOHho)

the rise of a selfish (and disconnected)society

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRNeGvcEhv1/?igsh=dnkxOHNpNmhpcHF2

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Reading self-help content is not the only way to develop yourself as a human being

Thinking about yourself all the time ≠ growth

Doing things, living my life fully, building meaningful connections has arguably had a way bigger impact

You learn through living, not by reading and thinking about how to grow

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a growing disconnect between happiness research and self care culture

outward, not in

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRax7UOCa8S/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

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the ego’s greatest addiction is admiration

are you growing for your inner peace or for admiration and validation?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRZrYWxCGYc/?igsh=dGszNWQ1NjU5Y29u

a good piece on the real poverty line

https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie

Incarceration Works

https://www.city-journal.org/article/james-q-wilson-incarceration-crime

If 5% of the population contributed majority of the crime, would you execute all 5%?

death of the middle class

just as how it never existed in ancient times

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[BR]

finally finished ‘One Man’s View of the World’ by LKY

took me almost 3 months to finish this

over a decade since publication but still a great book and i have immense respect for the man

wish i was alive/ more conscious during his active years

3 more books to go by EOY!

3/5

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one of my goals for 2026 would probably to be more consistently intentional in going about life

being a more active participant in my own life

are you?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOCIVnlklDN/?igsh=MWl2cWJjbDRyZ3hweQ==

to want is also to lack

Sometimes if we fill that lack with something else the original want disappears entirely. Maybe you have a lack problem rather than a want problem.

“You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

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finished ‘The Midnight Library’ and thoroughly enjoyed it (~4h)

my first fiction book in years and never realised how easy it was to read once you’re into the story

main takeaways:
• there is never a perfect life or one that comes without pain or unhappiness. after the protagonist experienced multiple parallel lives, she found her root life to be the one worth living (even after her suicide attempt).
• love is essential in life. love and be loved.
• don’t get too hung up on the what ifs and regrets, because every small decision irreversibly changes your life for the better and/or worse.
• life happens for you, not to you.

fav quote:

…, how life sometimes simply gave you a whole new perspective by waiting around long enough for you to see it.

4.5/5
recommended read