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The 6 Qualities of Exceptional Relationships According To Two Stanford Professors

#3 Protect each other’s Achilles’ heels Created by the author — original image from unsplash You know when it just feels right when you’re around someone but you aren’t sure why? David Bradford and Carole Rubin know the answer. Together they have taught interpersonal relationships to Stanford MBA students for over two decades. They aim to make more

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The Simple Trick That Made Whatsapp My #1 Productivity App

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It takes under a minute to test it out Image created by the author — original image from pexels I was sharing hot wings and discussing life’s big mysteries with a friend when she said something weird. “Oo great point, give me a second. I’m going to send myself a message about that.” I gave

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How I Went from Zero to Quitting My Job for Writing in 15 Months

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Without being a starving artist A photo of the author, created and edited by the author 🙂 This all feels a bit weird still. I never considered myself the type of person to leave the corporate world to do something as creative as writing. I thought only people having mid-career breakdowns did such things. It’s

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5 Simple Breathing Techniques To Deal With Everyday Stress

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#1 Lion’s breath Created by the author — original image from cottonbro on Pexels With all of humanity’s progress, it’s ironic we’ve become worse at the basic task of breathing. You can test this out for yourself by placing one hand on your chest and one on your stomach and breathing how you normally would.

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How to Read Self-Help Effectively for True Growth

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If you can’t remember what you read, then this is for you Created by the author — original image from Pexels You’re in the right place if you actually want to learn from self-help books. This isn’t going to be about speed-reading and boasting about the number of books you’ve read. We want to stop

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7 Life Lessons From A 7-Month Old Baby

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Sometimes you need to go backward to go forward Created by the author — original image from Pexelbay Is it wrong to admit I’m jealous of my 7-month old nephew? Despite being so new to the world, he seems to have happiness all worked out. He’s living the dream and his joy is infectious. Just

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4 Life Lessons From My Mum That Made Me Into A Better Person

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“I told you to stop blocking with your face” Created by the author — original image by Taryn Elliot (Pexels) I love my mum. If you think this makes me weak then you can fight me. I always read what people learned from long-dead philosophers or billionaires and sure, some of those lessons are valuable.

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Why Creators and Writers Should Stop Putting Themselves in Boxes

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Don’t cut off your potential by forgetting we’re all human Created by the author — original image from Pexels The writer in front of me was talented, charming, and loaded with potential. Yet without realizing it she had put herself in a box: “My dream is to give advice to other South Asian women.” It

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5 Desirable Traits That Need To Be Shown Not Told

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Don’t use these words to describe yourself Created by the author — original from Unsplash Organized icebreakers were once my version of hell. I’d sit in a large group waiting for my turn to answer whilst panicking about how to come up with an answer that would make people like me. One of the worst

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Why Being Successful Isn’t The Answer To All Your Problems

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It’s not the key to happiness. Created by the author — original image from Pexels For so long, the world convinced me that social status and wealth will make me happy but I’m not sure I believe it anymore. Yes, you can define being successful in many ways but let’s not pretend it wouldn’t still

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