The Trap Of Doing What You Love
“Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” It’s one of the most popular pieces of career advice ever given. …
The Most Liberating Thing You’ll Learn
There are things about your life that you hate and can’t change. Maybe it’s a chronic illness. Maybe it’s a painful past. Maybe it’s something …
The Cost Of Convenience
There’s a self-checkout machine at my local grocery store that nobody uses. It sits there, gleaming and efficient, while people queue for the human cashier. …
The Shape Failure Takes
I failed at something important three years ago. I still haven’t told most people about it. Not because it’s shameful, exactly. More because there’s no …
Why Your Friends Don’t Owe You Anything
We’ve all been there. You help a friend move, loan them money, talk them through a breakup at 2 AM, and then when you need …
Why Seeking Approval Will Make You Miserable
Here’s an uncomfortable truth: you care way too much what other people think of you. You adjust your opinions to fit the room. You stay …
You Don’t Find Your Passion, You Build It
We’re obsessed with finding our passion, as if it’s buried treasure waiting to be discovered. We take personality tests, read career advice, soul-search, and stress …
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The Trap Of Doing What You Love
“Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” It’s one of the most popular pieces of career advice ever given. …
The Most Liberating Thing You’ll Learn
There are things about your life that you hate and can’t change. Maybe it’s a chronic illness. Maybe it’s a painful past. Maybe it’s something …
The Cost Of Convenience
There’s a self-checkout machine at my local grocery store that nobody uses. It sits there, gleaming and efficient, while people queue for the human cashier. …
The Shape Failure Takes
I failed at something important three years ago. I still haven’t told most people about it. Not because it’s shameful, exactly. More because there’s no …
Why Your Friends Don’t Owe You Anything
We’ve all been there. You help a friend move, loan them money, talk them through a breakup at 2 AM, and then when you need …
Why Seeking Approval Will Make You Miserable
Here’s an uncomfortable truth: you care way too much what other people think of you. You adjust your opinions to fit the room. You stay …
You Don’t Find Your Passion, You Build It
We’re obsessed with finding our passion, as if it’s buried treasure waiting to be discovered. We take personality tests, read career advice, soul-search, and stress …
The Problem With Resilience
Resilience has become the great virtue of our age. Be resilient. Bounce back. Show grit. Adapt. Overcome. Persist. It sounds empowering. It’s often exhausting. Dr. …
The Loneliness Paradox
Here’s something weird about modern life. We have more ways to connect than ever before. We can video chat with someone on the other side …
Why Nobody Believes Anything Anymore
We’re living through an epistemological crisis, which is a fancy way of saying nobody knows what’s true anymore. It’s not that people don’t believe things. …
The Trap Of Doing What You Love
“Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” It’s one of the most popular pieces of career advice ever given. …
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The Trap Of Doing What You Love
“Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” It’s one of the most popular pieces of career advice ever given. …
The Most Liberating Thing You’ll Learn
There are things about your life that you hate and can’t change. Maybe it’s a chronic illness. Maybe it’s a painful past. Maybe it’s something …
The Cost Of Convenience
There’s a self-checkout machine at my local grocery store that nobody uses. It sits there, gleaming and efficient, while people queue for the human cashier. …
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The Trap Of Doing What You Love
“Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” It’s one of the most popular pieces of career advice ever given. …