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The danger of tying your self-worth to your net-worth
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3 min read · Jun 24th · Are you your achievements? Who would you be without them? Do you need to motivate yourself by having a "chip on your shoulder?"
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TED Talks
Comparing yourself to others is a sure route to misery — 5 ways to turn it into…
TED Talks
5 min read · Jun 11th · Most of us are familiar with the icky feelings that arise when we see acquaintances sharing their triumphs and successes on social media. Authors Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy tell you how to …
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Greater Good
Life Lessons We Should Have Learned in Our 20s
Greater Good
7 min read · Jun 6th · Jeffrey Froh shares his advice on how to thrive in your 20s and beyond through a mix of science, stories, Scripture, and Greek mythology.
Reader View · Shared by 62, including Dorlee Michaeli, MBA, LCSW
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Saying goodbye to the “deferred life plan”
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4 min read · Jun 4th · I did something crazy this week. I flew down to Mexico by myself for a 4 day surf trip. No kids. No wife. Fish tacos every day. A $90 a night hotel room with youth hostel vibes. And tons of surfing.…
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Eric Barker
This Is How To Never Be Bored Again: 4 Secrets From Research
Eric Barker
~11 min read · Jun 18th · What's it take to never be bored again? The science of boredom is actually pretty fascinating. Here's what you need to know...
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shonda rhimes
How We Live: The Philosophies We Use to Make Our House a Home
shonda rhimes
7 min read · Jun 19th · A deeper look at the ways we organize, style, and personalize the spaces in which we live.
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NPR
Future Self
NPR
Jun 21st · We all have a future self, a version of us that is better, more successful. It can inspire us to achieve our dreams, or mock us for everything we have failed to become.
Psychology Today
The Value of 'No'
Psychology Today
4 min read · Jun 20th · What we can learn from rejections.
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How the Power of Simplicity Can Improve Your Life
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1 min read · Jun 2nd · Trim the inessentials, and your best life will take shape
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Farnam Street
Friction: The Hidden Force Holding You Back
Farnam Street
2 min read · Jun 12th · One of the easiest ways to increase your value to an organization is to reduce the friction required to get you to do your job. You don't need to learn anything other than ...
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Mark Manson
3 Principles for a Better Life
Mark Manson
5 min read · Jun 13th · Principles are things that are usually true, but sometimes don’t apply—usually helpful, but sometimes really dumb.
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The 5-hour rule: How to turn a wasted day into a successful one
Big Think
4 min read · Jun 8th · From Benjamin Franklin to Elon Musk, the most successful people in the world share one thing: they allocate time in the day to learning.
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This 715-song playlist is scientifically verified to give you the chills, thanks to "frisson"
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5 min read · May 17th · Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as "frisson." What is it, and why does it happen?
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Ivaylo Durmonski
Why Great Things Never Came From Comfort Zones
Ivaylo Durmonski
10 min read · Jun 6th · Why great things never came from comfort zones? Because the world is always changing. We need to face uncertainty to move forward.
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TED Talks
5 ways to show you can lead — even when you don’t have a leadership role
TED Talks
3 min read · May 6th · If you want to become a team leader or manager, you’ll have to demonstrate that you can lead without having an official role to point to. Here’s how you do that, from organizational psycholog…
Reader View · Shared by 1167, including Massimiliano Aroffo, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, Ines Bieler
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Habits change your life. Here’s how to change your habits.
Big Think
5 min read · May 28th · Here's what research says are the most effective ways to get rid of bad habits and replace them with healthy ones.
Reader View · Shared by 1020, including Ines Bieler, Katja Evertz
James Clear
3-2-1: Happiness, the opinions of others, and accepting the reality of slow progress
James Clear
2 min read · May 31st · 3 IDEAS FROM ME I. “Before you try to increase your willpower, try to decrease the friction in your environment.” II. “Your habits are how you embody a particular identity. When you make your bed,…
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4 Habits of Emotionally Intelligent People
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1 min read · May 26th · #4: Choosing values over feelings
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5 Habits That Will Make You A Human Magnet
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1 min read · May 25th · You can learn to attract the right people
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Theory of mind: What chess and drug dealers can teach you about manipulation
Big Think
3 min read · Jun 3rd · From grandmasters to drug dealers, people who make deft use of "theory of mind" can remain several steps ahead of their rivals.
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Real Life
Temporal Belonging — Real Life
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~15 min read · Jun 1st · The timeless, futile effort to fix circadian rhythms with tech
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Kevin Kelly
103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
Kevin Kelly
Apr 29th · Today is my birthday. I turn 70. I've learned a few things so far that might be helpful to others. For the past few years, I've jotted down bits of unsolicited advice each year and much to my surprise I
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It's Later Than You Think
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6 min read · Apr 20th · The harsh truth that changed my life (and may change yours)
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Gabriel Weinberg
Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful
Gabriel Weinberg
From 2016 · Update: Since this post came out, I co-authored a book about it called Super Thinking. Get notified about book updates here (currently…
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Vox
How to get better at making every type of decision
Vox
6 min read · Feb 12th · Here’s what to do if you regularly wish you could hire someone to make all your choices for you.
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Aeon+Psyche
How to know what you really want
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20+ min read · 2021-12-15 · From career choices to new purchases, use René Girard’s mimetic theory to resist the herd and forge your own path in life
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A simple trick to uncover personal leverage
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2 min read · May 14th · Most of the things you do don’t matter. Yup, that tweet you’re reading. No impact. The presentation you just edited. No one’s going to read the slide. And that feature you just shipped. Crickets. As…
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The New York Times
Stop Trying to Be Productive
The New York Times
7 min read · From 2020 · The internet wants you to believe you aren’t doing enough with all that “extra time” you have now. But staying inside and attending to basic needs is plenty.
Reader View · Shared by 1497, including Katja Evertz, Bethany Brookshire, Andreas Spiegler, Dr. Cheryl Arutt, Brian Stelter, Deb Lee, Mathew Ingram, Chris Bailey, Jeremy Caplan, Stephanie A Kowalski, Ali Mattu, Ph.D., Robert Rose, Merkstatt, Leah Klungness, 💥 Katie Martell, Brian Solis, Sprout Social, Thomas Power, Christian Müller, Shawn Venasse
Tim Urban
How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You)
Tim Urban
From 2018 · Our career path is how we spend our time, how we support our lifestyles, how we make our impact, and even sometimes how we define our identity. Let’s make sure we’re on the right track.
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Big Think
The 5-hour rule: How to turn a wasted day into a successful one
Big Think
4 min read · Jun 8th · From Benjamin Franklin to Elon Musk, the most successful people in the world share one thing: they allocate time in the day to learning.
Reader View · Shared by 1475, including Ines Bieler, Katja Evertz
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