Grab your copy of Two Thoughts: A Timeless Collection of Infinite Wisdom today:
Amazon (hardcover, paperback, Kindle & audiobook)
Barnes & Noble (paperback, eBook & audiobook)
Spotify (audiobook)
Our website (complete bundle or signed collector’s edition)
We’re also offering the digital bundle (PDF+EPUB+MP3+M4B) FREE to those who leave Amazon reviews — see details here.
Sunday, 5 October
Two thoughts from Annie Murphy Paul
“Individuals who frequently read fiction seem to be better able to understand other people, empathize with them and see the world from their perspective.”
“The world has its way with us long before we’re born.”
Monday, 6 October
Two thoughts from Sylvia Beach
“Fitting people with books is about as difficult as fitting them with shoes.”
“You can’t censor human nature.”
Tuesday, 7 October
Two thoughts from Martin Seligman
“Just as the good life is something beyond the pleasant life, the meaningful life is beyond the good life.”
“Self-esteem cannot be directly injected. It needs to result from doing well, from being warranted.”
Wednesday, 8 October
Two thoughts from Jean-Michel Basquiat
“I cross out words so you will see them more; the fact that they are obscured makes you want to read them.”
“Fire will attract more attention than any other cry for help.”
Thursday, 9 October
Two thoughts from Ivan Illich
“Effective health care depends on self-care; this fact is currently heralded as if it were a discovery.”
“The public is indoctrinated to believe that skills are valuable and reliable only if they are the result of formal schooling.”
Friday, 10 October
Two thoughts from Mort Sahl
“That feeling of hopelessness only serves your masters.”
“One thing about being narrow-minded: you’ll never be lonely.”
Saturday, 11 October
Two thoughts from Cordwainer Smith
“There is no time for fear. It’s much too interesting.”
“Tragedy is not the hard part. The hard part is when you don’t quite succeed and you have to keep on fighting.”
Follow Jim on Twitter for a daily dose of Two Thoughts!
Dear Jim,
Thank you for these as always! Some of my faves this week:
Annie Murphy Paul:
“Individuals who frequently read fiction seem to be better able to understand other people, empathize with them and see the world from their perspective.”
Martin Seligman:
“Just as the good life is something beyond the pleasant life, the meaningful life is beyond the good life.”
Jean-Michel Basquiat:
“I cross out words so you will see them more; the fact that they are obscured makes you want to read them.”
Love
Myq