Tag: Happiness
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Escaping the Accomplishment Trap
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in PhilosophyWhen I was seventeen years old and clueless about what I wanted to do with my life, I attended a job fair, where I stumbled upon a stand advertising a…
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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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‘The Last Time:’ A Simple Idea to Savor Your Life
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in PhilosophyRecently, a relative told me a bizarre story. It all started like a typical day, he told me. He drove to work and did his job as usual. At lunch,…
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How to Appreciate the Little Things in Life Again (4 Simple Ideas)
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in PhilosophyIt crushes me to say this, but it’s true: For the longest time, I never knew how to appreciate the little things in life. And so, even my greatest achievements…
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Why We’re Doomed to Be Unhappy (But That’s Okay)
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in PhilosophyLet’s be completely honest here: We spend most of our lives doomed to be unhappy. In the summer it’s too hot. During winter it’s too cold. Everything in between is…
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3 Life-Changing Books I Re-Read Every Year
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Many books are 90% fluff. There’s one good idea explained on five pages, and the remaining 300 pages are filled with empty words coating that single idea like the fat…