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Category: Self Improvement
The Four Kinds of Luck
“If I lost all my money and if you drop me on a random street in any English-speaking country, within five to ten years I’d be wealthy again because it’s just a...
How to Get Better at Estimating Your Time
“While we’re bad at estimating how long tasks will take us to complete, we’re actually pretty good at estimating how long it will take someone else to complete ...
There’s Nothing To Be Afraid Of
We all get scared. And when we do, it’s tempting to allow our fear to hold us back from the things we want, need, and are born to do. In the moments I encounter...
The Most Radical Choice You Can Make Is to Be Optimistic
“Optimism is our instinct to inhale while suffocating. Our need to declare what ‘needs to be’ in the face of what is. Optimism is not uncool; it is rebellious a...
What No One Tells You About Getting Older
“Everyone older than you will be ‘adults’ and everyone younger than you will be ‘kids.’ You’ll always feel in the middle of those two stages of life.”
Three Ways to Save More Money
“After bank overdraft fees, the number-one regretted purchase was … eating out. It’s a frequent purchase that many of us make regularly, but, savings-wise, it’s...
The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Health Is to Sleep Well
“In the spring, when we lose one hour of sleep, there is a 24% increase in heart attacks the following day. In the autumn, we gain an hour of sleep opportunity,...
Six Things to Overcome to Become a Better Listener
“You have to discard the filters you’ve created, and focus on potential positive outcomes that can only happen when you listen.”
The Thing People Don’t Understand About Los Angeles
Los Angeles is misunderstood.