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Mortimer Adler on Work vs. Rest #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

When asked about their day, average Americans say, “I devote eight hours to sleep, eight hours to work, and I have eight hours … left over for free time.” So writes Mortimer J. Adler in his book “How to Think About the Great Ideas.” Then he adds, “And ...

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What Is Haruki Murakami’s Secret to Overcoming a Writer’s Block? #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

What Is Haruki Murakami’s Secret to Overcoming a Writer’s Block?

Technically speaking, a writer’s block can’t stop you in the age of AI. Just ask ChatGPT to write something for you, and it will produce a better result in a few minutes than an average human can produce in a few hours. You’ll not do it, however, if wr...

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 2d

10 Best News Fact-Checking Websites in the USA (2025 Top Picks) #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

10 Best News Fact-Checking Websites in the USA (2025 Top Picks)

“A fact is a truth unsexed,” Kahlil Gibran wrote in his book of aphorisms “Sand and Foam.” Unsexed but essential, facts help us distinguish reality from fiction, real news from fake news. A good journalist will shape them into reports that later produc...

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 3d

Should You Date Yourself? #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Should You Date Yourself?

Have you ever considered dating yourself? They say that in order to love others, you must first love yourself. Those who believe in this injunction assume that your dating problems, if any, may stem from a lack of self-love. Once you learn to love your...

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 4d

Is Kindle Worth It in 2025? #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Is Kindle Worth It in 2025?

Is Kindle worth it? I may be slightly biased when answering this question because this blog owes its very existence to the iconic e-reader from Amazon. A smartphone screen made it impossible to concentrate on a book by distracting me with social media ...

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 5d

What Is Originality? #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

What Is Originality?

If I tried to be “original,” I would never start this blog and fall in love with writing. In my opinion, trying to reinvent the wheel is the best way to stifle creativity and hate your own work. Use the wheel; it’s already perfect. Eventually, you’ll a...

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 6d

What Is Ernest Hemingway’s Recommended Reading List? #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

What Is Ernest Hemingway’s Recommended Reading List?

I nourish my creativity by balancing reading and writing. The most challenging part of that effort is finding books worth my precious, limited time. Mortimer Adler once wrote that “good books are over your head; they would not be good for you if they w...

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 7d

Should you know a little bit about everything? #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Should You Know a Little Bit About Everything? (A Simple Answer)

Should you know a little bit about everything? Read our article to learn the answer from Richard Koch, the author of ’80/20 Individual: How to Build on the 20% of What You Do Best.’

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 8d

Is Solitude Good for Your Creativity? #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Is Solitude Good for Your Creativity?

“It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own,” Emerson wrote while contemplating the value of solitude. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (September 29, 1934–October 20, 2021) echoes this belief in his ...

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 9d

Don’t Stop Just Yet, You’ve Got the World Looking In: Morcheeba #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Don’t Stop Just Yet, You’ve Got the World Looking In: Morcheeba

As self-imposed period of solitude comes to an end, you’re ready to open your heart. This is what Buddhist brahmavihara helps you to do by showing you how to practice metta, karuna, and mudita — three ancient meditation techniques that amplify your com...

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 10d

Should You Be Polite to ChatGPT? #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Should You Be Polite to ChatGPT?

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sent ripples across social media last week when his offhand remark revealed the shocking cost of adhering to AI etiquette. The controversial revelation came as a response to a user on social media platform X, who wrote, “I wonder ...

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 11d

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Shares Heartwarming Memories of His Hunting Dog Hussar #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Shares Heartwarming Memories of His Hunting Dog Hussar

“Our new dog, named for the beloved poet, / Ate a book which unfortunately we had / Left unguarded. / Fortunately it was the Bhagavad Gita,” Mary Oliver wrote in a poem about her dog Percy. If Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (September 29, 1934–October 20, 202...

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 12d

A walking meditation from Robert Louis Stevenson #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Thoughts on Walking: Robert Louis Stevenson

What are the benefits of walking? Read our article on why solitary walks can show you how to be more creative and increase your productivity.

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 13d

4 Reasons Why I Write: George Orwell #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

4 Reasons Why I Write: George Orwell

If you’re looking for best books on writing, read our article to learn about George Orwell’s essay titled Why I Write, which will also show you how to become a better writer.

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 14d

Glen Campbell on Kindness #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Glen Campbell on Kindness

If you’re looking for best songs about kindness, hear Glen Campbell’s uplifting performance on why we should — no matter how hard it is — show kindness to narrow-minded people on the narrow-minded streets.

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 15d

Kathryn Schulz on Being Wrong #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Kathryn Schulz on Being Wrong

Revealed: the best secular book on spirituality you need to read and share with your friends! Learn Pulitzer-winning writer Kathryn Schulz’s thoughts on being wrong about being wrong and how it can change your life for the better.

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 16d

Seneca and Epicurus on the Key to Happiness #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Seneca and Epicurus on the Key to Happiness

If you love ancient philosophy books, read our article and learn what Seneca and Epicurus wrote about the key to happiness, quoted from their Letters on Ethics.

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 17d

How to Search Internet Archive for Public Domain Books #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

How to Search Internet Archive for Public Domain Books

In this guide, you’ll learn how to search Internet Archive for public domain books.

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 18d

Full Virtue or No Virtue: Mortimer Adler on Living a Good Life #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Full Virtue or No Virtue: Mortimer Adler on Living a Good Life

If you’re looking for good philosophy books, read our article about why you either have full virtue or no virtue as explained by Mortimer Adler, the author of Aristotle for Everybody.

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 19d

Jack Kerouac’s 30 Rules of Writing #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Jack Kerouac’s 30 Rules of Writing

Read our article to learn 30 rules of writing from Jack Kerouac, one of America’s most influential wordsmiths and literary iconoclasts.

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 20d

Robert Frost on Making Wise Decisions #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Robert Frost on Making Wise Decisions

Hear Robert Frost read “The Road Not Taken,” one of the most iconic and most misunderstood American poems about making wise decisions.

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 21d

What Is the Best Western Philosophy Book for Beginners? #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

What Is the Best Western Philosophy Book for Beginners?

If you’re a lover of wisdom, read our article about the best Western philosophy books for beginners.

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 22d

Seneca on a Key Trait of a Good Friend #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Seneca on a Key Trait of a Good Friend

If you love ancient philosophy and want to improve your relationships, learn Seneca’s advice on a key trait you should consider when choosing friends.

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 23d

Three Essentials of Effective Writing #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Three Essentials of Effective Writing

Looking for best books on writing? Learn 3 essentials of effective writing from The Elements of Style and how to structure sentences, with a caveat.

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Our Reading Life | Book Wisdom for Everyday Life @ourreadinglife.bsky.social · 24d

Epictetus on How to Make Wise Decisions #bookquote #readinglist #quoteoftheday #followback

Epictetus on How to Make Wise Decisions

How can we make better decisions in life? Learn what Greek philosopher Epictetus thought on how to make wise decisions from the book Enchiridion.

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