And 13k followers as a complete beginner Created by the author. I’m sick of most advice about Medium. I started 2020 as a complete beginner and read a ton of bad advice that I was too inexperienced to ignore. Despite what people say, top writer tags claps, and read ratios are noise and don’t mean
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For humans who want easy ways to live better Created by the author — original image from Pexels It feels like everyone is taking on some kind of crazy challenge at the moment. This isn’t one of those 30-day challenges where you need to wake up at an ungodly hour or put your body through torture.
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Maybe they will inspire you too Created and edited by the author I have read hundreds of books and listened to many more summaries. Do you know what I realized? Overwhelmingly, most of these books were forgettable. You shouldn’t be impressed by how many books I’ve read because it’s irrelevant when most information comes through
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The irony of notifications helping you to be present Created by the author Mindfulness is the art of living in the present moment. It’s also a rapidly growing billion-dollar industry. These two faces throw up some hilarious contradictions, especially when combined with technology. I’m not against the meditation app industry. They’re making the big bucks,
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Luminar founder Austin Russell is revolutionizing self-driving car technology Created by the author — original image from Wikimedia Commons As far as audacious attacks on the importance of an elite university education go, Peter Thiel may take the crown. In 2010, he launched The Thiel Fellowship which encourages visionary students to drop out of college
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Aimed at humans, not gods Created by the author I’m sick of lists of habits that are unrealistic for the majority of people. Even worse is when someone says to wake up at 5 am or run 10 kilometers every day and calls it a micro-habit. This is not one of those lists. Each micro-habit
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Don’t replace ego with selfishness Created by the author — original Photo by Miguel Henriques on Unsplash Solve this riddle: 10 people enter a room to fix a problem. Each person leaves as soon as they realize they are smarter than the others. What’s the result? A lonely room and no solution. “If you are the smartest person
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#4 Steve Jobs: Eat one food for weeks on end Created by the author (me in the picture) “If they jumped off a cliff, would you jump off too?” — Mothers around the world It’s a staple of success porn to see the habits of billionaires and believe it’s the secret to neverending mountains of money.
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A crash course in a better world Image created by the author — original from Wikimedia Commons When checking out the reviews for Jared Diamond’s Upheaval, the last name I expected at the top was the $100 billion Microsoft founder. I assumed it was a spoof account, surely he is too busy saving the world to
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A complete guide to preparing and enjoying your first race for fun or competition Image by StockPhotoAstur My first obstacle course didn’t turn out how I planned: I tore the ligaments in my knee in the first mile, then hopped for an agonizing 12 miles more. Not the smartest idea. Yet, since then, I’ve done 11
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