Love does
by Bob Goff
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As a college student he spent 16 days in the Pacific Ocean with five guys and a crate of canned meat. As a father he took his kids on a world tour to eat ice cream with heads of state. He made friends in Uganda, and they liked him so much he became the Ugandan consul. He pursued his wife for three years before she agreed to date him. His grades weren't good enough to get into law school, so he sat on a bench outside the Dean's office for seven days until they finally let him enroll. Bob Goff has become something of a legend, and his friends consider him the world's best-kept secret. Those same
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…with varying degrees of access. If all that sounds too unstructured, I would highly recommend reading Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. And specifically, if you're looking for companionship, Love Does by Bob Goff. From someone who has already reached heights in Silicon Valley, found a wonderful spouse, and now has a kid after turning 30 these are some things that helped me through what you're sharing…
on “Ask HN: I love to be alone. But this loneliness is killing me” ↗I'm not sure how to tell you how to give back but I have a couple of suggestions that might help you figure it out on your own: Love Does by Bob Goff - http://bobgoff.com/love-does/ A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Million_Miles_in_a_Thousand_... I just recently finished both of these…
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