For this last post on the book I will be more positive about the author as he does raise very good points. Some of my favorite quotes in the last chapter are as follows:
"Suspect your own motives and all excuses."
"Picture all experts as if they were mammals."
These all resinate with me and apply to my life. These are things that I either need to work on or that I find importance in. The main point that I would like to talk about is the quote;
"Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you."
This is something that as soon as I read it, I read it again... and again. You always hear "treat others how you want to be treated," but I have never thought to live for others the way I would EXPECT them to live for me. There is a difference between the way you would like to be treated and the way that you expect to be treated. I find myself giving too much of my life to others and I end up disappointed because they didn't give the same in return. This quote led me to realize that I cannot expect others to treat me the way I want to be treated, and that I shouldn't live for someone who wouldn't live for me.
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