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Creatures of a Day by Irvin D. Yalom — WisdomDeck honest review
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Creatures of a Day

by Irvin D. Yalom

Ten more tales of therapy, Yalom in his eighties, on mortality, meaning and the brief span. Short and luminous.

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  1. We are creatures of a day.
  2. Meaning is made in connection.
  3. Face it together.

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