We can use suffering as an excuse to live carelessly in the moment, or we can do something meaningful to minimize the suffering.
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Fantastic, it’s everything you expect from Jordan B. Peterson. A “self-help” style book, it beautifully interweaves history, religion, science, and philosophy into a highly pragmatic book on how to be a fulfilled, successful, better human being.
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