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The Small Things That Keep Me Going

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It's not that someone can't live alone because they can't see.

Humans were never able to live alone to begin with.


It isn't overestimating yourself and underestimating the big competitors.

I'm afraid. But I'm not going to duck.


"It can't be helped" is the line you get to use after doing your best.


I've never regretted anything — not even for a second. But if I quit this way,

I think I'll regret it for the rest of my life.


If it doesn't give you a flutter, fill your chest, or leave you waiting for it, why do it?


Among smart people, the one who looks foolish but shines.

That's why I need your help.


Coercion < making someone believe


Amusement parks are exhilarating.

Zoos are plain, but they leave you with faint memories.


If you hold sincerity close to your heart and keep at it without stopping — isn't that what makes a genius?


Don't explain it; show it.



This English version was translated by Claude.

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Pleasant Charles — UI/UX researcher at AIT. Keeping notes on design, planning, and slow days here since 2010.

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