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From American Exceptionalism to American Wimps
When did we become a nation of risk-averse underachievers?
Happiness
These posts cover how we make ourselves happy, and how to combat unhappiness.
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When to Embrace Crushing Boredom
While I fear this step, I trust it will help me achieve an important goal
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The 3 Phases of Your Career: Why The Best Performers Ignore Their Job Descriptions
Your core duties are important, sure, but they’re not where you’ll really have a chance to shine
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There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be Alive
Whether you are gifted, average, or struggling, this is humanity’s Golden Age
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How to Use Metrics Wisely, Instead of Letting Them Manipulate You
Just because you can measure it doesn’t mean it’s worth pursuing
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Bucket List, Eh. I'm Starting a F—It List
Letting go is so much more rewarding
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How To Identify Hobbies That Are Complete Timewasters
A thought experiment to help your own thinking. This might be more helpful to your happiness than you at first suspect.
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A No BS Way to Lose 6 Pounds in One Day
This weight loss method really works. Would you consider doing it?
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Why It's So Hard Being An American Overseas
The IRS got the idea that millions of Americans at home and abroad were hiding their money in foreign bank accounts to avoid paying U.S. taxes
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What's The Toughest Race in the World?
Because we're talking about human endeavors, toughness is measured in all the ways that people may find themselves suffering.
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The Overwhelming Case for Optimism — Read on to Feel Better Immediately
Bellerjeau’s Law of Human Potential explains why humanity’s future has never looked better
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What if Humanity Created God Rather Than the Opposite?
Rather than creativity being something special and rare, I now lean towards thinking it's much rarer for people to stifle their instinct to create