Paradox by Design

Author:   Lark Aakarshan
Publisher:   Independently Published
ISBN:  

9798245220369


Pages:   592
Publication Date:   23 January 2026
Format:   Paperback
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Paradox by Design


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This book is not trying to explain the world.It's showing you why the world refuses to be explained. Every day, you live inside contradictions you barely notice. You want freedom, yet crave structure. You seek certainty, yet distrust absolutes. You chase progress, yet feel nostalgia pulling you back. These are not flaws. They are paradoxes - quietly shaping how you think, choose, design, believe, and exist. Paradox by Design is a curated exploration of over 300 paradoxes that reveal how contradiction isn't an error in the system - it is the system. What's inside this bookEach page presents a single paradox. Some are subtle. Some are uncomfortable. Some feel obvious only after you've seen them. Together, they map the invisible tensions behind: - Identity and selfhood - Relationships, attachment, and intimacy - Success, failure, and recognition - Control, freedom, and safety - Money, value, and invisible trade-offs - Belonging, status, and quiet hierarchies - Meaning, pressure, and purpose There are no instructions. No conclusions forced on you. No ""right"" interpretations handed down. This book doesn't tell you what to think. It sharpens your ability to notice. This is not: A self-help manual A philosophy textbook A rulebook or framework A list of answers This is: A tool for perception A mirror for modern thinking A designed experience meant to be entered anywhere, at any point An invitation to sit with contradiction instead of resolving it too quickly You can open this book at random. You can read one page or fifty. Each paradox stands alone - and quietly rearranges how the others are understood. Why this book feels differentThe design is intentional. The language is minimal. The structure resists linear reading. Like paradox itself, the book works best when you stop trying to ""finish"" it. If you are drawn to books that make you pause instead of agree, if you enjoy thinking without being told what to conclude, if you sense that clarity often hides complexity rather than revealing it- Paradox by Design: Embracing Contradictions was made for you.

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Author:   Lark Aakarshan
Publisher:   Independently Published
Imprint:   Independently Published
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.576kg
ISBN:  

9798245220369


Pages:   592
Publication Date:   23 January 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

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