Category: Quotes to Live By
Kevin McCallister, Home Alone (Sunday Snippet)
Like a certain orange tabby, I’m going to try and keep this brief. As much as we may desire...
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Paying Attention With Jessa Crispin (Sunday Snippet)
If you want to change your life, change what you pay attention to. “We give things meaning...
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Sunday Snippet: Beau Willimon (House of Cards)
If you’re not afraid, then you’re not taking risks. If you’re not taking risks,...
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Lost Connections, Johann Hari (Sunday Snippet)
All of us have certain innate needs-to feel connected, to feel valued, to feel secure, to feel we...
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Sunday Snippet: Factfulness by Hans Rosling
This is because illusions don’t happen in our eyes, they happen in our brains. They are systematic...
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Sunday Snippet: Kim Brooks (Small Animals)
“Why don’t you stay here with Grandma?” It wasn’t really a question and...
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Sunday Snippet: Austin Kleon (Steal Like an Artist)
The writer Jonathan Lethem has said that when people call something “original,” nine...
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Sunday Snippet: Dr. Todd May on Suffering
Buddhism, the most popular of Eastern religions, is a case in point. Buddhism emphasizes the...
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Sunday Snippet: The Book of Joy
“Joy,” as the Archbishop said during the week, “is much bigger than happiness....
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Sunday Snippet: The Little Prince
“Goodbye,” said the fox. “Note here is my secret. It is very simple. It is only...
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Sunday Snippet: John Burroughs (1837-1921)
A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody...
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Sunday Snippet: Jonah Berger (Contagious)
But a few years ago, one company did something slightly different. It sent me two copies of the...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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