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November 05, 2017

From Fernando Pessoa's The Book of Disquiet:
Everything stated or expressed by man is a note in the margin of a completely erased text. From what's in the note we can extract the gist of what must have been in the text, but there's always a doubt, and the possible meanings are many.

From The New York Times:
If you go into marriage seeking self-actualization, you will always feel frustrated because marriage, and especially parenting, will constantly be dragging you away from the goals of self.

From Columbia University Working Paper (H/T: Kevin Lewis):
[Contrary] to prevailing narratives about Donald Trump's deep weaknesses and virtually-inevitable defeat, the President seems strongly positioned to win a renewed mandate in 2020.

From The Economist:
[Couples] with high expectations are almost twice as happy during easier times as couples with lower expectations--but they are also almost twice as unhappy during hard times.

From Harper's:
Money can buy happiness if it is used to buy time. 

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