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  1. Jan 2023
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    This is Water by David Foster Wallace (Full Transcript and Audio)
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    1. averyb 30 Jan 2023
      Because the traffic jams and crowded aisles and long checkout lines give me time to think, and if I don’t make a conscious decision about how to think and what to pay attention to, I’m gonna be pissed and miserable every time I have to shop.

      I really like this line. I relate this to myself, sometimes I feel like I find myself in a very negative mindset. I need to work on this, making a conscious decision to change the way I am thinking and feeling to make the most out of my every day life.

    2. averyb 30 Jan 2023
      the most obvious, important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about

      I really like how he used the fish story to make this point. I find this to be a very true statement and it reflects how as people we do not like to face our problems head on (at least I know I personally don't).

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