25 Ways to Avoid Living Your Life on Someone Else’s Terms.

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Source:https://theascent.pub/ By: Anthony Moore Photo: wee lee on Unsplash “An individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. Those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.” -Steven Pressfield 1. Don’t Watch Commercials Commercials offer you virtually 0% value. They are psychologically designed to capture your attention and […]

How to Read the Right Way: A Complete Guide

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Source: https://medium.com/ By:Melissa Chu Photo credit: Thought Catalog Reading is dead. The nature of books has evolved. Society and technology have changed. Forcibly, our approach to reading has taken on new forms to accommodate a different way of life. The question is: For better or worse? Previously, I talked about the science behind reading books versus watching television, […]

5 Ways To Find Inspiration In Your Daily Life

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Source:https://medium.com/ By:Tony Fahkry Photo by Christopher Ruel on Unsplash Happiness Is A Fleeting State “It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” ― Vincent van Gogh Consider the following narrative depicting how inspiration presents itself in […]

Focus On Where You’re Going, Not Where You Are Right Now.

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Source: https://medium.com/ photo credit: IRVING MARTINEZ By: Melissa Chu The deadliest peacetime disaster in New Zealand’s history occurred on November 28, 1979. A flight was scheduled for takeoff at 8 am from Auckland International Airport. The aim was to provide passengers with an aerial sightseeing experience showcasing breathtaking views of Antarctica. By 9 pm on the same […]

Stop worrying what people think.

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Source:https://blog.usejournal.com/ By:Sophie Yang Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash Does this sound familiar? You’re talking to someone, and something in their tone sounds off; uninterested, tired — bored, even. Even after you stop talking to them and get on with your day, all you can think is: Did I do something? Are they mad at me? Or am I just a super boring […]

Everything Will Be Okay.

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Source:https://medium.com/ By:Kris Gage It’s all going to work out fine in the end. For years, “everything will be okay” was one of my favorite phrases. I still like it, but after an improv instructor pointed out that it’s the sort of thing people say when they have nothing else to say, I kind of agreed and […]

The Benefits of 365 Consecutive Days of Meditation.

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Source:https://medium.com/ By:Jonathan Greene Photo by Ashley Batz on Unsplash From Someone Who Never Thought They Could Do It Yes, another meditation story on Medium. But let me clear a couple things up for you right away. I’m not going to tell you how to meditate. Or how to breathe. Or the correct posture for Zazen. The truth is that […]

You Don’t Know What You Want.

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Source:https://medium.com/ By: Kris Gage Because none of us actually do Most negative emotions are caused by our demand for life to have meaning. And moreover, that it be subjectively meaningful— i.e., meaning we choose. The problem is that the human brain is a “meaning machine,” and it will make sense out of literally anything put it front of […]

When You Realize You’re Not Trying Hard Enough

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https://medium.com/ Jonathan Greene Photo by Sam Solomon on Unsplash Actually, You’re Not Trying At All I don’t really want to date right now. But as each day passes I become less and less resistant to the possibility. However, in order to be open to it, I really have to put forth a modicum of effort. Because right now, I’m […]