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LMAO wtf was that timeskip? Gege is speedrunning this manga. Jujutsu Kaisen any% glitchless.
“What's happened before is not the problem. The question is how to live on from here.”
Great following volume from the first one.
Good reference book. There is new information here and a lot of old information to brush up on.
Adventurous, fun, and relaxing. I have read over 250 chapters of OP before, but it was long ago, so I'll be reading this from the start again. Additionally, I'm reading the Digitally Colored Edition this time, which I feel is superior to the B&W edition in 3 trillion ways.
The world of OP feels vast and boundless, leaving you in constant wonder. It already feels like I'm embarking on a huge journey.
Ye, this manga is falling off these past few volumes. I don't feel unusually motivated to read it like before; I'm just “getting through it,” sort of.
3.5/5 ⭐.
I don't know whether this book would be better than his last if I weren't listening to the audiobook instead. The audiobook is absolutely cracking—It's literally a fucking podcast, LMFAO. After each chapter, Goggins engages in genuine conversations with the narrator, which adds a distinctive element. I've never encountered such a unique audiobook before. There is one part of 30 min length where he invites his mother and talks over the past trauma they both experienced with his abusive father, which is very emotional and profound.
While Goggins may express some controversial and flawed opinions, his writing undeniably contains a wealth of truth, regardless of the delivery form.
Warning: Don't listen to the audiobook in bed unless you want to fall asleep to the narrator's exceptionally soothing voice and spend the next morning desperately trying to remember where you left off last night before slipping into the most peaceful sleep you've had in the past two years. For those who suffer from sleeplessness, the audiobook is highly recommended.
Apart from that, this was a great book.
after the shitfest that was jjk's last 50 chapters i didn't wanna read anything shonen for a while, but i was recommended this A LOT by my friend so giving this a chance, it seems decent so far, will keep on reading, 7/10
the juxtaposition between the snowball fight and the real fight — this was one of the best fights i've ever read in any manga, MASTERFUL writing. holy fuck, just so good. so emotional, Aki, Aki, Aki...
Every morning I get up and I'm tired.
Felt that one – In fact, I felt this entire book.
Honestly, I judged the book by its pretty cover only and by the fact that I watch the authors' YouTube videos – the premise sounded promising as well – but I didn't expect much out of this book. Needless to say, my expectations have been significantly surpassed. This was one of the best books I've read this year and one of the most thought-provoking ones.
It only gets 4.5 out of 5 stars because there was some nonsense, needlessly dense paragraphs, and philosophical views I didn't quite agree with.
With that said, this is a man's journal about who received the unfortunate news that his life will end due to a terminal illness. The entire book is written in a philosophical style, occasionally wandering into the self-help genre but, mercifully, not for very long. I was largely impressed by it. It was incredibly honest and spoke some unflinching truths that, in my opinion, most people needed to hear. It gave you so many opportunities to stop and reflect.
Additionally, being philosophical and all that, it resisted dread even more than it delivered; at moments, I even had the impression that the book was anti-nihilistic. I frequently found myself thinking about Viktor's “Man's Search for Meaning” while reading it, which is another good reason to read this little gem. It had such incredible strength overall. Underrated and recommended 100%.
I have several, but a few of my favorite quotes are:
I wonder now how many days I wasted thinking I wasted days? How many days I made bad for no reason other than thinking they were bad, overlooking how good I could have made them by simply recognizing how good they already were?
In an effort to say the right things, we often avoid saying the real things. Which are usually the right things. You become a photo of a photo of a photo of yourself. A low-res, synthetic version, void of whatever uniqueness that makes you worthwhile and interesting and capable of enriched connection.
Good friendship forms out of those who know themselves well enough to create and maintain good friendship. The person who has yet to find any comfort in themselves will gnaw and pull at others in hopes of finding it, forming a sort of addictive dependency on their relationships in which they put the weight of their own wellbeing on the shoulders of others, which no good friendship can come from.
An idle mind is the devil's workshop, so they say. Which is also to say that one's being, in its most basic, fundamental condition, is that of anguish. That to sit with one's self, alone with one's thoughts, is to experience the nausea of existing as one's self. It's as if instead of becoming nauseous from motion in life, we become nauseas from motionlessness. Thus, our default mode is misery, and everything is but an effort of distraction.
Of course, in the act of creating, expressing, and living as one's true self, one risks something we all dread: rejection. And worse yet, rejection on the deepest and most personal level. But if the fear of being rejected keeps us from our self, are we not, in essence, rejecting our self first? The only person we truly and inescapably have to live with. And in this, we risk living without ever fully exploring our self. Never fully being our self. Dying as someone who never saw the world and who the world never got a chance to see.
We seem to so desire certainty. An immortality. A utopic end to conflict, suffering, and misunderstanding. And yet, in the final elimination of all darkness exists light with no contrast. And where there is no contrast of light, there is no perception of light at all.
I think I just happened to read this at the right time in my life, but this book was incredible.
What a story. I want to shake Sanderson's hand for this remarkable journey but also sneak a slap toward his face for killing my favorite character.
What a journey this was. I've never read a complete trilogy before, and Brandon Sanderson has set my expectations higher than they should be. At least the man writes in his sleep, so I got enough of him to catch up with, but I read this a few days ago, and I'm still thinking of it.
A perfect end to the story. All the pieces came together flawlessly.
Yeah, I don't think having this as an eBook only gives it justice. I'm ordering the set, to continue with the other books. I wonder if this book is ever going to be topped. A masterpiece really.
i really can't bear Denji bro, he's so difficult not to cringe at, even though it's sort of understandable to act like that due to his circumstances, but it's SO UNSERIOUS when he mentions boobs every 3 panels. That aside, it's getting better. This is an improvement to vol 1. Aki's backstory and the way the mangaka is overall writing the story is really good, I feel like there's some very well hidden mystery within this story – gun devil, Makima – it's intriguing. Anyway, some very high highs here, but yeah, denji's bringing this down to a 8/10.
AAAARGGGGGGGGGGG this book! Holy. Ah! That ending? HAHA it should be 1 star, but I love it, and I hate it, and I love it. I finished it before bed, and I couldn't sleep for 3 hours; then I woke up today thinking of it, and it's not leaving my mind yet—another one of Dostoevsky's masterpieces.
Best self-help book out there, and most practical as well, which many self-help books fail at doing.
“I want to be a kinder, gentler person. I want to be... a stronger person.” so plain in a sense, but it feels so profound and just damn beautiful in this context. Kindness is a trait only strong people can have. This quote also reminds me of Vagabond—another fantastic manga. Anyway, chp. 131 was the greatest in this vol for me; it carries a star rating on its own.
It's remarkable how much we disrespect sleep as a society. We even go so far as to take pride in our ability to sleep less or feel great about our reduced amount of sleep. So often, I hear people say something of the sort, “I sleep only 6 hours so I can work and live more,” which is quite ironic; sleeping less shortens your lifespan, so here's to living longer. Additionally, even if you put in more hours, the work you accomplish after sleeping 6 hours is less effective than the work you'd do with more sleep.
Of course, some people can function on as little as 4-6 hours of sleep, and despite my lifetime belief that I am one of those people, unfortunately, I'm not. And, neither likely are you; your chances of possessing the gene that enables you to feel just as content on less sleep are lower than your chances of being struck by lightning. As a result, we are not special people; we are just sleep-deprived. Although being sleep-deprived is something we are unaware of while we ARE sleep deprived.
Some quick facts:
• Sleeping 6 hours for 10 days impairs you equivalently to not sleeping 24hr in total. This effect progressively deteriorates over time. Instead of being 24hr in total for the next 10 days, it will be more than that.
• Drowsiness causes more accidents than drunk driving — combined (which is the usual), have terribly high odds of car crashes.
• Learning anything and trying to memorize is almost impossible or too difficult if you haven't slept sufficiently.
• REM sleep (which happens in larger quantities later in our sleep) benefits us in so many obvious ways. Still oddly enough, it also benefits us emotionally by helping us let go of even horrific experiences and heartbreaks. We perceive the situation as it is because we process complicated and distressing events while having some portions of the brain that control emotions switched off. The proverb “time heals all wounds” is actually “sleep heals all wounds,” it seems. And more so: a good night of sleep.
I was aware of the value of sleep, as are most people, but this book will genuinely enlighten you on its true significance. It's more vital than food and exercise. And yet we underestimate its power. Starting with schools and their fucked-up systems. Teenagers seem to have a different circadian rhythm by default — they feel sleepy later in the night, usually past midnight. And unfortunately, some of them have to wake up even to the hours of 5 AM to go to school, which is plainly wrong. I can't believe how shitty the school systems are and how they still keep them in this way with no shred of shame. But it's not just schools. The entire architecture of our modern societies is poorly designed for sleep. Sadly, I think it'll get worse. Or it could get better if, by chance, we follow the pieces of advice of people that life's purpose is studying sleep! Matthew has hopeful prospects at the end of his book regarding what we could do to improve sleep as a society (surprisingly, the ideas include technology too).
Although sadly, we can't change the world, and I'll quote Tolstoy here, “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” I've been sleeping horribly for the past few years, averaging just 5 or 6 hours per night, so as I read the book and was introduced to this crucial knowledge — much of which should be taught in school — I began working on improving my sleep. It's just been two weeks, and I still need plenty of sleep to recover. However, it's absolutely incredible how sleep-deprived I was without realizing it until obtaining a sufficient amount of sleep. I feel so much better, healthier, more energetic, etc. My creativity is increasing, my brain processes difficulties more quickly, and I believe my work hours have been more productive. More importantly, I don't feel like someone beat me at night when I wake up in the morning; I also don't feel fatigued throughout the day. All adults need a minimum of 7 hours of sleep — not 7 hours in bed, but SLEEP. When I was talking to my friend about this, he replied, “Eh, we only live once, sleep doesn't really matter that much.” Yes, we may only live once, but we don't have to make ourselves miserable by depriving ourselves of our human necessities. You don't deprive yourself of food, so don't do it for sleep.
This book is beautifully written, organized, and well-researched. It is one of my favorite reads so far. It has lots of science, but it's comprehensible to non-scientific people like myself. I recommend it to everyone, to the point of thinking it is mandatory, as it's so enlightening.
“The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night's sleep.”