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“I am deeply moved by things. I’d hate to miss the intense joy of that.”
― The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
― The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
“You were born to be among the advisors and thinkers, the spiritual and moral leaders for your society. There is every reason for pride.”
― The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
― The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
“There is a common misunderstanding that emotions cause us to think illogically But recent scientific thinking, reviewed by psychologist Roy Baumeister and his colleagues, has placed emotion at the center of wisdom. One reason is that most emotion is felt after an event, which apparently serves to help us remember what happened and learn from it. The more upset we are by a mistake, the more we think about it and will be able to avoid it the next time. The more delighted we are by a success, the more we think and talk about it and how we did it, causing us to be more likely to be able to repeat it.”
― The Highly Sensitive Person
― The Highly Sensitive Person
“Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.”
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“HSPs tend to fill that advisor role. We are the writers, historians, philosophers, judges, artists, researchers, theologians, therapists, teachers, parents, and plain conscientious citizens. What we bring to any of these roles is a tendency to think about all the possible effects of an idea. Often we have to make ourselves unpopular by stopping the majority from rushing ahead. Thus, to perform our role well, we have to feel very good about ourselves. We have to ignore all the messages from the warriors that we are not as good as they are. The warriors have their bold style, which has its value. But we, too, have our style and our own important contribution to make.”
― The Highly Sensitive Person
― The Highly Sensitive Person
Amy’s 2023 Year in Books
Take a look at Amy’s Year in Books. The good, the bad, the long, the short—it’s all here.
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Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Thriller, and Young-adult
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