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Jamie Anderson
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Human Parts

·Jul 12, 2019

Surrounding Yourself With Positive People Isn’t Always the Best Choice

The world of self-help says we are who we hang out with — but should we really ditch our friends if they don’t measure up? — I’m a self-improvement junkie. I have read endless articles on how to be kinder and more successful and more motivated and happier. I’ve read books on how to care more and how to care less and how to push through obstacles and how to own my truth. I’ve listened to…

Friendships

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Surrounding Yourself With Positive People Isn’t Always the Best Choice
Surrounding Yourself With Positive People Isn’t Always the Best Choice
Friendships

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Ascent Publication

·May 27, 2019

The First Step to Happiness*

Be the Dancer — *Note — this post is in no way meant to diminish depression or advise those who are depressed to “get over it” by BEING HAPPIER or LETTING THINGS GO or THINKING POSITIVE THOUGHTS because telling someone who is depressed to do those things is not the best advice. This post…

Self Improvement

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The First Step to Happiness*
The First Step to Happiness*
Self Improvement

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Live Your Life On Purpose

·May 18, 2019

How to Make Online Dating Less of a Soul-Sucking Experience

Spoiler alert: Don’t do it. — I’ve been single for over a decade. Now, I realize that being single by choice (mostly) isn’t for everyone, but I quite like it. Do I get lonely? Sure. Do I sometimes get a twinge deep inside my emotional heart telling me that maybe I should give being in a…

Dating

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How to Make Online Dating Less of a Soul-Sucking Experience
How to Make Online Dating Less of a Soul-Sucking Experience
Dating

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The Writing Cooperative

·May 4, 2019

Writing is Like Running

How to get better at both. — I was not very active when I was young. My activity level from birth to my early twenties was close to that of a cereal box. When I was a teenager, my parents had to actually pay me to walk the dog. They did their best to try and get…

Running

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Writing is Like Running
Writing is Like Running
Running

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Apr 22, 2019

How I Stopped LIVING LIFE TO ITS FULLEST

It took me a long time to understand what LIVING LIFE TO ITS FULLEST really meant to me. There are so many books and blogs and articles about all the people who are getting the most out of their life by doing what they want and going on adventures and…

Happiness

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How I Stopped LIVING LIFE TO ITS FULLEST
How I Stopped LIVING LIFE TO ITS FULLEST
Happiness

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Jamie Anderson

Jamie Anderson

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Writer, runner, voracious reader, word nerd.

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