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Key takeaways from Hunter S. Thompson's Letter on Finding Your Purpose and Living a Meaningful Life

Hunter S. Thompson's letter to his friend, Hume Logan, on finding your purpose and living a meaningful life. The most profound advice I've ever come across.

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rather than bending himself to meet the demands of that which he seeks, he has bent his goal to conform to his own abilities and desires

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