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Books that will induce a mindf***k

Sat, 24 May 2008 09:05:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This list goes on and on. I love it!

Books that will induce a mindfuck

Here is the list of books that will officially induce mindfucks, sorted alphabetically by author. Those authors in bold have been recommended by one or more people as being generally mindfucking - any books listed under their names are particularly odd. You're welcome to /msg me to make an addition to this list.

And finally, although he's way down at the bottom, my personal recommendation is definitely Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, as it turns the ultimate mindfuck: inverting the world-view of our entire culture, and it is non-fiction.

Adams, Douglas

Rand, Ayn

The Fountainhead

Lewis, C.S.

Out of the Silent Planet
Perelandra
That Hideous Strength

Poe, Edgar Allan

Carroll, Lewis

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Mark Twain’s Top 9 Tips for Living a Kick-Ass Life

Sun, 18 May 2008 20:17:04 GMT

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Mark Twain’s Top 9 Tips for Living a Kick-Ass Life

“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.”

“Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.”

“When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it’s a sure sign you’re getting old.”

Twain is known for his many – and often funny – quotes. Here are a few of my favourite tips from him.

. Approve of yourself.

“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”

2. Your limitations may just be in your mind.

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”

3. Lighten up and have some fun.

“Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.”

“Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.”

4. Let go of anger.

5. Release yourself from entitlement.

6. If you’re taking a different path, prepare for reactions.

7. Keep you focus steadily on what you want.

8. Don’t focus so much on making yourself feel good.

9. Do want you want to do.

Life is a Jar

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:27:03 GMT

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Is Your Jar Full?

When things in your life seem almost to much to handle, when 24 hours in a
day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar......and the beer.

A Professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and
empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then

asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

So the Professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the
jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas
between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was

full. They agreed it was.

The Professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar

was full. The students responded with an unanimous "Yes."

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