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Book Club: Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
The book in 3 bullets
* Preserving a friendship through changing lives.
* Heartbreak and self-forgiveness through 20s and 30s. 
* Learning the difference between intensity and intimacy.
Who is it for?
* If you are in the midst of changing dynamics in a friend group (i.e. career, love, etc.).
* If you would like to become a better friend to someone and to yourself.
* If you want to learn more about meaningful love within friendship.
Why did I read it?
* It was an accident. I’ll save the details for the Audio Deep Cut. I kept reading it anyway.
* I wanted to know how I could preserve some of my friendships as people’s lives were changing via marriage, careers, etc.
* I wanted to know what I should be doing to adapt to these new dynamics and the introduction of people I didn’t account for (i.e. lovers of my friends).
What does it help with?
* Learning to become a better friend through thick and thin.
* What matters in a relationship? Both platonic and romantic. 
* How to be independent as you spend more time without your friends.
What I got out of it
* How to appreciate the new dynamics within an old friendship. 
* What it means to be at peace with yourself and the relationships around you.
* Learning the difference between intensity and intimacy.
Top 7 Quotes
* How her value increased, the more history we shared together, like a beautiful, precious work of art hanging in my living room.
* I know what it is to love someone and accept that you can’t change certain things about them;
* More often than not, the love someone gives you will be a reflection of the love you give yourself. If you can’t treat yourself with kindness, care, and patience, chances are someone else won’t either.
* Breakups get harder with every year you get older. When you’re young, you lose a boyfriend. As you get older, you lose a life together.
* It is no person’s job to be the sole provider of your happiness.
* The older you get, the more baggage you carry. When you date at twenty-five, everyone walks into the bar with a very neat, light carry-on.
* “Is what all life is?” Margaret asked soothingly, putting her arm around her. “Fucking . . . Tottenham Court Road and ordering shit off Amazon,” she replied.


Su Hawn’s Potent Mix (Books to read together)
* Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
* The Fault In Our Stars
* Mating In Captivity


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Questions
* “How do you prioritize your mental resources and bandwidth?" - From Joesph
* “How do I reframe my mindset on spending slash saving habits towards retirement slash having fun now? Is it a job title, job income amount, invested amount, or savings account amount? I want to indulge in life now and not when I'm super old, but I also do not want to work forever." - From Andrew


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* The Origins of Patagonia's Philosophy * Building and Maintaining Company Culture * Taking Risks for Sustainability * Mentors and Influences * Formulating the Big Picture * Stopping Too Soon and Embracing Constraints * Investment vs. Risk Fulfillment * Changing Views and Learning from Mistakes * Advice for Younger Generations
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* Starting at $3 an Hour at Patagonia * Shifting Focus to Environmental Activism * Passion for Sustainability and Environmental Activism * Getting Involved in Environmental Activism * Sustainability and Responsibility in Public and Private Companies * Becoming the Director of Philosophy
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Die with Zero in 3 bullets
* On your last day on Earth, you should have $0 in your account.
* There is a correct timing for money to give // spend.
* Invest in experience “dividend”. 
Who is it for?
* If you have trouble spending money.
* If you spend on the wrong things.
* If you would like to understand what is the real purpose of saving money.
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Questions
"At what point did you feel safe regarding your savings?" - From: Clueless Saver.
"I have wanted to leave my job for a long time. I finally got an offer for a lateral move to a nationally recognized company in a new industry with 55 % increase to my salary. I'm not super excited about the job itself, but I don't know when the next opportunity to leave will come up. Should I take the job?" - From: Chronically Indecisive.
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