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Jason Dias

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Somewhere in Florida, The United States

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror

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Stephen King
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Jason Dias is a neurodivergent existential psychologist - that is, an autistic man whose fascination with the human condition led him to an advanced degree in said condition.

His work in speculative fiction is united by literary, existential themes. Rather than publish scholarly works to be read only by scholars who already agree with the author, Jason's early obsession with Asimov, Heinlein, and later Stephen King showed him another way to express philosophical thoughts. Novels and short stories are more accessible than academic journals.

Besides, he's been known to say, "If I have a choice between writing in APA style and being punched in the face, I ask, 'How hard?'"

Central to his existentialist philosophy is the notion that hope is only ...more

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	Finding Life on Mars: A novel of isolation 4.15 avg rating — 34 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For Love of Their Children (Because of Her Shadow, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Worst of Us 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girlfriend Project 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waking the Dead 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Values of Pain: How a culture of convenience shapes our spirituality 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Half-Lives 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Hope Wrought 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Endpoint of Sentience 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	for an uncertain future (because of her shadow 0) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jason Dias and 3 other people liked DeAnna Knippling's review of The Worst of Us: "Dark and twisty. To paraphrase Tolstoy: happy stories are all alike; every horror story is horrific in its own way. This one stretches from Viet Nam to a modern mental institution, from supernatural spirits to world-spanning evil. The twists just keep" Read more of this review »
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Jason Dias liked Richard Cloyd's review of Connoisseurs of Suffering: Poetry for the Journey to Meaning (Poetry, Healing, and Growth Series): "Meaning and suffering Words of understanding, comfort and solace. Words to find meaning in one's suffering, loss, and pain when words are hard to find."
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Jason Dias liked DeAnna Knippling's review of The Endpoint of Sentience: "Bleak horror for humans Much of horror is written as a race to the bottom, to see who can go darkest fastest and most brutally. The short stories here don't have to work at hitting darkness; they were dark enough to force me to stop and take breaks. B" Read more of this review »
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“The runner knows something the rest of us are busy forgetting: to get stronger, you have to go on until you are uncomfortable, and then go on a while longer. It is in that place where discomfort happens but activity is still possible that growth and development happen.”
― Jason Dias, Values of Pain: How a culture of convenience shapes our spirituality

tags: adversity, endurance, inspirational, inspirational-attitude, inspirational-quotes, pain, running, running-quotes, strength-quotes, strength-through-adversity

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“We're really endless in a way. If time goes on forever, then any way you divide it is also forever. A tenth of infinity is infinity. It's only us that think the time is gone. It isn't. We're still there. Still at our wedding. Still on honeymoon. All the good times are still happening. Even in the middle of the bad times to come, we'll still be together. Forever, in a way.”
― Jason Dias, The Girlfriend Project

tags: eternity, existential, life-and-living, love, love-quotes, love-story, time

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“We’re really endless in a way. If time goes on forever, then any way you divide it is also forever. A tenth of infinity is infinity. It’s only us that think the time is gone. It isn’t. We’re still there. Still at our wedding. Still on honeymoon. All the good times are still happening. Even in the middle of the bad times to come, we’ll still be together. Forever, in a way.”
― Jason Dias, The Girlfriend Project

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“Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.”
― Albert Camus

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“That which does not kill us often makes us wish it had.

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“The older you get, the younger everybody else looks.

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“The memorability of a fact is inversely proportional to its usefulness.

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