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#2 Your Problems Aren't Real (Straw Dogs by John Gray)

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The Fear of Uselessness

The Taoists say we should try to be authentically in the present moment instead of trying to change and control it. When we turn away from our all-too-human yearnings, we turn back to mortal things. In rich countries, that time has already arrived: The old industries have been exported to the developing world. At home, new occupations have evolved replacing those of the industrial era.

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