Here are some of the things I either heard about recently or that I might have “accidentally” shared with coworkers, friends, or family members: When I first started reading about self-development, one of the first topics I got into was gossip. Gossiping is like inhaling a pack of Oreos: you feel amazing doing it, but […]
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Introduction: The Failure Paradox When I was younger, I avoided failure the way most people avoid talking politics at Christmas dinner: with the kind of desperate evasiveness usually reserved for minefields. And for a while, it worked. I didn’t fail. I also didn’t succeed. Or grow. Or do much of anything, really. It all seems
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Introduction: Why Strong Opinions Matter In a world where everything gets lost in the noise because everyone’s doing the same things, having strong opinions makes you stand out. We live in a conformist world. We’ve evolved to conform. Thousands of years ago, behaving erratically or differently than the rest meant a liability to the group.
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Intro – “The Big Scary Thing”™ Once every ten years, the world breaks. Nassim Nicholas Taleb refers to these as Black Swans, but I’m not a philosopher, so I call it “The Big Scary Thing”. Here’s the thing about the Big Scary Thing: no one sees it coming. Do you know how many experts were
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In 2007, Facebook took the world by storm. The social media platform promised people they could connect with their friends, family, and high school buddies they never would have bothered to find otherwise. A couple of decades later, social media is something completely different than what Facebook promised us. It’s this evil force that draws
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I have some unpopular opinions. I once said, “The Beatles are just the Coldplay of their time” at a dinner party and had to finish my tiramisu in the hallway. Also, I think travel stopped being about self-discovery and became content creation with a passport. (You didn’t “find yourself” in Bali. You found good lighting
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Here’s something personal about me: I overthink everything. When it comes to decisions, I feel paralyzed. Should we go to this bar or that bar? Should I reply to that text with a “lol” or will a simple emoji do the job? The thing is, few decisions in life have disastrous consequences if you make
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Meet Grook. Grook was one of your ancestors. He lived in the same place you do, but only 12,000 years ago. Back then, it was a Savannah or a forest, not a gated community with a fitness center and some tennis courts. Grook lived a simple life. He spent mornings hunting and gathering food, so
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This is Timmy. Timmy is three years old, and he told his first lie. This is just the beginning, since by the time he turns four, Timmy will be lying more often. This isn’t his fault, though. Lying for the first time is considered a cognitive milestone. Timmy and most three-year-olds have reached the psychological
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The Book in Three Sentences In this summary of The Courage to Be Disliked, you’ll learn to free yourself from past experiences and societal expectations. The book uses the teachings of Alfred Adler to help you become the best version of yourself. The Courage to Be Disliked is an accessible psychology book that millions have
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