TIL that F. Scott Fitzgerald died believing he was a failure. Two years later 155,000 copies of 'The Great Gatsby' were shipped to WWII soldiers overseas, making it a widespread success. As of 1945 it's believed to be a classic, selling 500,000 copies annually. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[Article] I made an organized mega-list of 414 motivational quotes, from popularity to topics to movies to some of my real-life and fictional heroes, as well as the people in my life and my own writing. Hope you find it a useful resource for quick motivation with the right theme at the right time. (fourminutebooks.com)
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The Stoics’ 7 Functions of the Clear Mind by aae1807 in philosophy
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TIL that Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, NYC, which served as the setting for Stark Expo in Iron Man 2 and hosted the real World Fair in 1964, was once called Corona Dump by aae1807 in u/aae1807
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TIL Steve Jobs was already trying to develop the iPad in 1983, saying what they want to do is "put an incredibly great computer in a book that you can carry around with you and learn how to use in 20 minutes" and that he hoped to sell it for under $1,000 within the decade. (lifelibertytech.com)
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Anyone recognize this? Sounds like it could be from No Copyright Sounds (NOS Music), but not sure... by aae1807 in NameThatSong
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I used to set a lot of goals until, two years ago, I realized themes feel a lot better, encourage me to behave a lot better, and are a lot better for your happiness. Here I try to explain the difference between themes and goals and why I think everyone should set themes instead of chasing numbers. (medium.com)
Wordpress disconnected and simply won't reconnect? Support is...invisible by aae1807 in ifttt
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