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Joined June 2021
“A woman once told me that her writing prompt was this sentence: I don’t know what to write about. She assured me that it always led somewhere.” -Anna Quindlen emilyyaskowitz.substack.com/…
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In case you missed it, here's what happened when I met the GOAT, Ryan Holiday. open.substack.com/pub/emilyy…
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I read 62 books this year. Here are my 9 favorites: open.substack.com/pub/emilyy…
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Books read so far this year
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“Love is reserved for people, not things; to misplace your love is to invite frustration and futility—to get on the hedonic treadmill and set it to ultra-fast.” -Arthur C. Brooks
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“Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.” -old saying
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“Living in discovery is at all times preferable to living through assumptions.” -Rick Rubin
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“He would tell you that God invents; humans discover.” -Professor Stephen L. McFarland
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“When one is a stranger to oneself then one is estranged from others too. If one is out of touch with oneself, then one cannot touch others.” -Anne Morrow Lindberg
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“Any hour can be our finest. Or darkest. It’s our choice.” -Andre Agassi
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“Some things are too important to be taken seriously.” -Oscar Wilde
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“Something is clearly wrong when the idea of being “normal” induces enough panic to make someone neglect the people they love in favor of the possible admiration of strangers.” -Arthur C. Brooks
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“Pride lurks … in good works in order to destroy them.” -Saint Augustine
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“Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become, and the same is true of fame.” -Arthur Schopenhauer
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“He has most who needs least. Don’t create needs for yourself.” -Josemaría Escrivá
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“Worry will almost always buckle under a vigorous investigation.” -Gavin de Becker
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