Patti Castillo-De Guzman
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Paulo Coelho: By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Wept
“If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I… Continue reading
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Robert Greene: Mastery
If you ask what the one thing I’ve spent at least 10,000 hours doing with intense focus is, my answer would be nothing. It’s not reading. Quantitatively, yes, but I can’t say the same as for quality. Truth is I… Continue reading
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Greg McKeown: Essentialism: the Disciplined Pursuit of Less
She said I was the only librarian she knew who didn’t like books. It was 2011. I just weeded out ALL the old textbooks from the school library. (Come on. One title had like a gazillion copies rotting in perfectly usable shelves… Continue reading
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2016 in Books
2016 meant my first article published on a national broadsheet, two consecutive heartbreaks, a temporary relapse to eating animals, major political issues, and a dismal total of nine books. Nine books. For someone who claims she loves books, that is pure horror. Not… Continue reading
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