Year: 2023
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How a Book on Negative Thinking Made Me 20% Happier
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There’s one passage from The Antidote by Oliver Burkeman that has been a more potent wake-up call for my happiness than blasting trumpets, buckets of icy water, and a double…
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Loneliness Isn’t Your Fault: How Genes and Modernity Make Us Lonely
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in LonelinessI’m so stupid. It’s all my fault. How could I let this happen to me? My thoughts spun like a carousel as I walked along an empty beach, somewhere in the…
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Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport: 5 Lessons to Tame Technology
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“I finally finished it!” my brother told me on a train headed to the north of Germany. By “it,” I could tell, he meant Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport. Not…
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How to Actually Know You’re Lonely
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in LonelinessIn the summer of 2017, I got lonely without knowing it. I remember feeling uneasy at the time. Anxious, restless, constantly craving distractions. But loneliness? I didn’t even consider it.…
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A Non-Minimalist Guide to Curbing Impulse Purchases
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in MinimalismOf all the advice minimalism sprinkles into the world, I’ve always found one area particularly unsatisfying and one-dimensional: impulse purchases. Conventional tips include: Delay the purchase. Stick to your budget.…
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The Stigma of Loneliness: Why It’s So Hard to Admit We’re Lonely
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in Loneliness“I don’t believe the cure for loneliness is meeting someone, not necessarily. I think it’s about two things: learning how to befriend yourself and understanding that many of the things…