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Why Religion Fails to Give the Answers We Crave

How These 5 Tiny Events Have Massively Shaped My Life

How I Used the Desensitization Technique to Control My Fear of Public Speaking

How Speaking Softly Can Help You Create More Impact

Your Career Isn’t Always Going to Be Linear With Your Study, But You Can Adapt to the Uncertainty

You Can Train Yourself to Be Superbly Self-Confident

The Crushing Cost of Loneliness on Society

The Long Return: Why Moving Home with Your Parents After School Might Not Be A Bad Idea

Why Having an ‘Opposite Day’ Keeps My Bad Habits in Check

I Want to Retire in the Next 5 Years. I Am 34-Years-Old. People Tell Me This Is Nuts.

Your Attention is Your Most Precious Resource

6 Lessons on Happiness I Learned By Going Through My Darkest Times

When You Should Quit

6 Powerful Realizations From Living Out of 2 Backpacks For Years

This Is Why Millennials Are So Broke — And Why Your Purchasing Power Has Gone Down

Meditation: My Journey From Joke to Joy

How I Earned $9,683 in My First Five Months on Upwork

Why Not Having A Second Screen Is Key For My Productivity

A Mental Health Breakdown Is Your Reinvention, Not a Nightmare

5 Books I Am Reading to Reprogram My Subconscious Mind

Use the Pareto Principle to Overcome Perfectionism

How ‘Pottering About’ Has Become My Productivity Strategy

12 Months Ago I Drank Ayahuasca — Here’s How My Life Has Changed Since

How an “If You Don’t Like Me, I Don’t Care” Attitude Was Hampering My Self-Growth

I Didn’t Want to Be a Researcher

How I Maximazied My Life by Minimizing Noise, People, Space, and Possessions

7 Things Beginning Writers Wish They Knew

How a Monthly Goal Review Gives Your Self-Esteem a Huge Boost