The Art of Loving
by Erich Fromm
Love is an art requiring knowledge and effort, not a feeling that happens to you: care, responsibility, respect, knowledge; and the practice demands discipline, concentration, patience and faith. Short and unsentimental.
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you want a serious short book on love as a skill.
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Skip it if…
you want romance.
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Three things you will actually use
- Love is an activity, not a passivity.
- Immature love: I love you because I need you. Mature: I need you because I love you.
- Practice: discipline, concentration, patience.
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Read the chapter on the practice of love.
Our verdict
Love as an art.
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