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Living an Examined Life
by James Hollis
Twenty-one short chapters on growing up: recovering authority, choosing meaning over comfort, living with ambiguity. Hollis distilled.
Read it if…
you want Hollis in short, direct pieces.
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Skip it if…
you want his longer argument.
Try instead: Under Saturn's Shadow →
Three things you will actually use
- Take back your authority.
- Choose the path that enlarges you.
- Grow up.
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Read one chapter a day.
Our verdict
Hollis, distilled.
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