I’m more convinced than ever that the path to feeling whole and happy means bucking up, dropping the “poor me” act, and stopping everything you need to until you figure out the next thing you can do that would make you feel alive and useful — driven by something other than the need to rationalize why you aren’t where you want to be.
Merlin Mann
Every time you sniff and say somebody has “too much free time,” the part of you that used to love making things for pure joy dies a little.
Merlin Mann
Take everyone’s hope away and then give them an exit.
Merlin Mann on brainwashing

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