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What You Can Gain from Living Like an Introvert
What You Can Gain from Living Like an Introvert
Lessons from an extrovert in isolation
Laura Izquierdo
May 29
An At-Home Retreat Was the Best Thing I Could Have Done
An At-Home Retreat Was the Best Thing I Could Have Done
How to structure one yourself and the surprising results
Ana Dean
May 29
How to Inspire Your Partner to Grow
How to Inspire Your Partner to Grow
Hint: Stop pushing and mind your own business.
Gizem Cetgin
May 29
Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Minimalism
Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Minimalism
So you want to start simplifying your life. This might set you on the right path
Seth Eisenburg
May 29
7 Ways To Tell If Your Life Is Out of Balance
7 Ways To Tell If Your Life Is Out of Balance
We all fall out of balance.
Nicolas Cole
May 29
This is What I Learned from Working with Girls in Prison
This is What I Learned from Working with Girls in Prison
They’re normal teenage girls.
Kathrine Meraki
May 29
The 1 Piece of Sleep Advice You Probably Haven’t Applied Yet
The 1 Piece of Sleep Advice You Probably Haven’t Applied Yet
“What we choose to focus on and what we choose to ignore play in defining the quality of our life.” — Cal Newport
Eva Keiffenheim, MSc
May 29
What To Do If You’re Waiting For Therapy
What To Do If You’re Waiting For Therapy
7 ways to keep occupied
Saarim Aslam
May 29
How A List Helped Me Turn the Tables on Anxiety
How A List Helped Me Turn the Tables on Anxiety
A powerful change in perspective enabled me to finally overcome years of overthinking and crippling self-doubt.
Rudraksha Rishi Mitra
May 29
How to Close the Gap Between Who You Are and Who You Want to Be
How to Close the Gap Between Who You Are and Who You Want to Be
The most important habit
Niklas Göke
May 28
Can Your Relationship Pass the Test of Time?
Can Your Relationship Pass the Test of Time?
A windswept beach, a ruthless storm, and a make-shift trail held the answer.
Jaye Frances
May 28
Unconventional Ways To Improve Your English
Unconventional Ways To Improve Your English
The journey of how I taught myself English — and no, it does not only involve books.
Anangsha Alammyan
May 28
Does One Half of You Hate the Other?
Does One Half of You Hate the Other?
My English teacher once asked…
Nathan Burriston
May 28
Don’t Be a Doormat — 8 Toxic People to Avoid like the Plague
Don’t Be a Doormat — 8 Toxic People to Avoid like the Plague
Yes, your friends might be the ones making your life worse.
Moreno Zugaro ⭐️
May 28
How to Use Envy to Fuel a Positive Mindset
How to Use Envy to Fuel a Positive Mindset
A stoic approach to envy
Nawal Alansaari
May 28
Why Preparation Is the Most Important Factor When It Comes to Goal-Achievement
Why Preparation Is the Most Important Factor When It Comes to Goal-Achievement
And why it’s necessary for consistency.
Jack Martin
May 28
How Football Saved My Life
How Football Saved My Life
And how it might be exactly what you need.
Rhuthshana Sivashanker
May 28
The Magic of Changing Your Microenvironment: How Tiny Tweaks Can Lead to Immense Results
The Magic of Changing Your Microenvironment: How Tiny Tweaks Can Lead to Immense Results
And how one choice creates a chain reaction.
Marek Veneny
May 28
I’m Keeping My Guilt-Free Diet Forever
I’m Keeping My Guilt-Free Diet Forever
6/7 Discipline, 1/7 Gluttony, 0/7 Guilt.
Charlie Westerman
May 28
Success as a Woman, In a Man’s Industry
Success as a Woman, In a Man’s Industry
How I never stopped searching for success
Kim Ford
May 28
How I’m Revising My Novel
How I’m Revising My Novel
My fantasy novel is nearly done. But I have a mammoth revision ahead of me first. Here’s my revision plan for June.
Mallika Kamat
May 28
What Overcoming Childhood Mutism Taught Me About Resilience
What Overcoming Childhood Mutism Taught Me About Resilience
And how we can all be inspired by the strength of our inner child
Sandra Szubert
May 28
This Is the Counterintuitive Secret to Productivity and Joy
This Is the Counterintuitive Secret to Productivity and Joy
I found it by accident, then realized it’s backed by science.
Berenike Schriewer, Ph.D.
May 28
How I Doubled My Income in 3 Years
How I Doubled My Income in 3 Years
Making more money takes making better decisions.
Keith McBride
May 28
Find Your Dream Job During A Recession
Find Your Dream Job During A Recession
Because finding a dream career takes persistence and resilience, both in good times and bad.
Isabel Nyo
May 28
What Running a Half Marathon Taught Me for Life
What Running a Half Marathon Taught Me for Life
It’s not how to be fast or run for longer distances.
Matthias Reumann
May 28
Your Obsession With Perfection Is Threatening Your Dreams
Your Obsession With Perfection Is Threatening Your Dreams
Choose momentum over idealization.
Sangeeta Marwah, PhD
May 28
Retire Without Retiring
Retire Without Retiring
On living a fulfilling life with your life already full
keypressingmonkey
May 28
This Single Moment Saved the World from Nuclear Annihilation, and Tony Robbins Found Out What It…
This Single Moment Saved the World from Nuclear Annihilation, and Tony Robbins Found Out What It…
By continuously practicing this technique, you can unlock a powerful moment in your own life.
Tim Denning
May 27
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