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“The pursuit of happiness is a toxic value that has long defined our culture.<...> Living well does not mean avoiding suffering; it means suffering for the right reasons.”
― Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope
― Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.”
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“Why don't we do things we know we should do? Because we don't feel like it. Every problem of self-control is not a problem of information or discipline or reason, but, rather, of emotion. Self-control is an emotional problem. Laziness is an emotional problem. Procrastination is an emotional problem. Underachievement is an emotional problem. Impulsiveness is an emotional problem. This sucks, because emotional problems are much harder to deal with than logical ones.”
― Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope
― Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope

“Self-control is an illusion. It’s an illusion that occurs when both brains are aligned and pursuing the same course of action.”
― Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope
― Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope
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