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Tamara Shopsin

Arbitrary Stupid Goal

Arbitrary Stupid Goal

A memoir by Tamara Shopsin about growing up in Greenwich Village and the philosophy of chasing small, arbitrary goals.

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  • Kate
    KateFirst to rec

    “I stole this from Tamara Shopsin’s excellent memoir, but her dad’s take is that to be happy, you should always have SOMETHING you are chasing. No matter how stupid. It makes life fun! Good potential goals: Going to all the state parks in your state Reading every Jane Austen book in a month Seeing a movie a week for a year”

    322
  • amy
    amy

    “getting really into movies this year (i have seen 95 in 8 months)”

    41
  • Felipe Pires Dias
    Felipe Pires Dias

    “Haven’t read this book but whole heartedly recommend the idea.”

    1

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