August in Books — Five Books in Quotes

“It’s the things we don’t do that tend to haunt us long-term — such as choosing not to take a new job, not to pursue a relationship, not to stand up for ourselves, or not to push beyond our comfort zones. We tend to remember the things in life we had the chance to do, but didn’t — an opportunity lost, a promise unfulfilled.” — Evy Poumpouras

2-year old Nina just casually reading stuff, making book recommendations.

I have recently realised that my previous book recommendation have oftentimes been too spoiler-ish and subjective. In turn, I decided to switch from providing my own subjective summaries to my (subjective) choice of authors’ best quotes. Please let me know how that works for you.

Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly, Evy Poumpouras

• “Being fearless is bullshit. It isn’t possible to live without fear, and it shouldn’t be necessary in order for you to live a healthy, successful life. Fear is natural, useful, and it keeps us alive.”
• “I know fear keeps us alive, but I also know that fear keeps us from living.”
• “It’s the things we don’t do that tend to haunt us long-term — such as choosing not to take a new job, not to pursue a relationship, not to stand up for ourselves, or not to push beyond our comfort zones. We…