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Default Feb 19, 2023 at 07:02 PM
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Attached is an essay by Dorothea Brande called "Wake Up and Live"* which I found in the Reader's Digest Anthology called GETTING THE MOST OUT OF LIFE, published in 1946.

For those interested, the original Brande book and also the RD anthology can be bought at abebooks.com .

The essay, which I've uploaded here, is contained in 3 posts as 5 uploaded pages are the maximum.


*condensed from the book of the same title, published 1936
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Attached is an essay by Dorothea Brande called "Wake Up and Live"* which I found in the Reader's Digest Anthology called GETTING THE MOST OUT OF LIFE, published in 1946.

For those interested, the original Brande book and also the RD anthology can be bought at abebooks.com .

The essay, which I've uploaded here, is contained in 3 posts as 5 uploaded pages are the maximum.


*condensed from the book of the same title, published 1936
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Book Feb 19, 2023 at 10:22 PM
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Thank you for this.

There are a few copies of the book from which is was condensed on Archive.org, which can be viewed after registering on the site for free:
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As well, the condensed version in the Reader's Digest book itself can be found here:
Reader's digest books; : The Reader's digest association : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Thank you for this.

There are a few copies of the book from which is was condensed on Archive.org, which can be viewed after registering on the site for free:
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As well, the condensed version in the Reader's Digest book itself can be found here:
Reader's digest books; : The Reader's digest association : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

- SPG

That's wonderful, SPG... Thank you!!
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Does anyone want to discuss the essay?

Do you think we really have a "Will to Fail?" Perhaps the author is just being dramatic. A "Will to Be Complacent" seems more appropriate.

Have you tried any of the exercises? Does this post meet the requirements of exercise 3?
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There are a few copies of the book from which is was condensed on Archive.org, which can be viewed after registering on the site for free:
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Reader's digest books; : The Reader's digest association : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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