📚 Tuesdays with Morrie

Author

Mitch Albom

Year of release

1997

Genre

Nonfiction, Biography, Inspirational, Philosophy

Pages

210

Average WPM

370

Date Started - Finished

14-Mar-2022

Time took

1.35 Hours

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About the book

What I Liked About It

You get a good take on life from someone who is old

How I Discovered It

M. recommended it to me

Who Should Read It?

Whoever wants to gain some life lessons or just read about life in general

Actionable Takeaways

Accept that you’ll die and be prepared for it anytime. Have this attitude for everything in life.

Top Quotes

Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it

The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn’t work, don’t buy it

People walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things

Know you’re going to die, and to be prepared for it at any time. That’s better. That way you can actually be more involved in your life while you’re living.

As I’m sitting here dying, when you most need it, neither money nor power will give you the feeling you’re looking for, no matter how much of them you have

Invest in the human family. Invest in people. Build a little community of those you love and who love you </br>

Summary + Notes

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• Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do

• Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it

• Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others

• Don’t assume that it’s too late to get involved

• The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn’t work, don’t buy it

• People walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things

• A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

• Know you’re going to die, and to be prepared for it at any time. That’s better. That way you can actually be more involved in your life while you’re living.

• Learn how to die, and you learn how to live.

• Detachment doesn’t mean you don’t let the experience penetrate you. On the contrary, you let it penetrate you fully. That’s how you are able to leave it.

• If you’re always battling against getting older, you’re always going to be unhappy, because it will happen anyhow.

• As I’m sitting here dying, when you most need it, neither money nor power will give you the feeling you’re looking for, no matter how much of them you have.

• Invest in the human family. Invest in people. Build a little community of those you love and who love you