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I’ve been there. I’ve had anxiety attacks that have been so bad I kept myself in my room all day. I’ve managed to overcome them and if I can do that, I know you can to, my friend. The issue here isn’t the fact that I’m having anxiety issues about being out in public. He […]
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Today I want to talk about Christopher Booth. Up until April, this man was your average adult. He has a kid, and is a small time producer (He has 22.5K followers on Instagram), filmmaker and his music is in various products. Universal films. Amazon Prime TV shows. And, as the internet discovered, 1980s adult videos.
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Asking for help when one needs help is a pain in the ass sometimes. We get stuck in our heads thinking no one cares about our plight. Or perhaps asking for help isn’t really our thing. It’s awkward, it’s weird, it makes us feel inferior and that we owe the people who decide to help
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It’s only recently that I’ve seen some light at the end of the tunnel that is my current chapter of my life. It hasn’t been particularly brutal, aside from financial disparity, though mentally it’s been a battlefield. At every turn I have self-sabotaging tendencies. They normally can be stayed in check, but in times where
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10,000 hours to be considered an expert is bullshit. Perpetuated by Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Outliers,” the biggest takeaway is that fact: To be considered the best and an expert, you need to spend 10,0000 hours (or roughly 10 years) of deliberate practice. Deliberate practice is more nuanced than merely practicing something for a long time.
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Motivational science has been a strong movement since the 19th century, as scientists focused on what makes us persist in difficult times and achieve what we want. Through that, we’ve learned a lot about motivation, various systems, and what good goals we should be setting in our lives. But lately, there has been a shift.
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With the rise of mass production during the Industrial Revolution, another phenomenon was also on the rise: boredom. Historically, we could see this coming as mass production demanded people perform the same repetitive task for 12 hours straight, all day, every day. Shifting from what was being done before to this suddenly brought a wave
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When it comes to being a better human, there’s no specific direction that people need to take. A lot of it is subjective too, making some of this type of advice rather flimsy. Generally, gurus will either provide various traits to pick up or point to a lot of popular individuals as examples. But over
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Gary Chapman’s famous book, The 5 Love Languages, clearly establishes that different people need different things in order to feel loved. He uses his book to outline what these love languages are, but also includes a test to determine which category you fall into. You could feel loved if you spent time with loved ones or getting
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Despite what many self-help gurus want you to believe, the answer to having the most happiness in your life isn’t to be all smiles and thinking positively. Rather, the answer to your own individual happiness is more complicated than ever. It is to the point that people have dedicated their careers to studying, learning, and
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Mel Robbins had a dire problem in the late 2000s. She was out of money, her husband was running a struggling restaurant, and her family was about to file for bankruptcy. She was at a point where traditional self-help motivation wouldn’t help her. When you weren’t even motivated to get out of bed to deal
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Happiness is a matter of perspective, however, there are several core tenants to what makes us happy individuals. Having a purpose, something to live for, a strong support network, a fulfilling career. The list goes on as to what truly makes us happy to be experiencing life. But sometime down the road, self-help gurus get
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