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“There is a difference between being merely irrational and being self-deceptive, and one of the major problems of self-deception is to rigorously distinguish between the two.”

Book:Self-Deception

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Book:Borne

Source: Borne

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Source: THE SILENCE THAT BROKE ME: I THRIVED IN THE PRESSURE COOKER — UNTIL I DROWNED

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“Se pregunta si todo lo que hizo para ser feliz no fue demasiada infelicidad. Ahora se da cuenta de que la felicidad no era lo que pensaba. Tal vez la felicidad está en las ganas de ser feliz.”

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Book:El oficinista

Source: El oficinista

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Source: El oficinista

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