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When Things Don’t Go To Plan: Lemons To Lemonade Issue

In a Scottish poem, ‘To a Mouse,’ Robert Burns wrote, “The best-laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men gang aft agley.” Which translates to “The best-laid schemes of mice and men often go awry.” When things don’t go to plan, we can either hope the plan somehow will magically work itself out or figure out ways […]

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Having It All: When Reality Interferes With Feminist Idealism

In 1982, HG Brown published a book titled Having It All: Love, Success, Sex, Money…even if you’re starting with nothing. The phrase “having it all” has since evolved to represent whether women can have both—glowing family life and an equally stellar career, a topic of intense debate worldwide.Twelve SuperwomenAn editorial published in the New York […]

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Logical Reasoning: Avoid The “My Way Or the Highway” Approach To Life

Almost every knowledge discipline relies on us having a fundamental grasp of logical reasoning; however, it's not a subject we're taught in school. In 1995, NY Times published a story with the headline "An Argument, A Shooting, A Fatal Crash of a Plane." The headline succinctly described what had taken place. An ex-pilot who worked in a […]

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Social Validation: Internet Praise May Not Be Very ‘Like’able

If you can't decide whether the new pair of shoes you're trying on in the store look good on you and have to turn to Instagram to confirm with your followers, then you're clearly a victim to the curse of social validation. Social proof has always existed, but when our self-esteem ebbs and flows based on […]

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“Find Your Calling In What you Do” Is Patently Bad Advice

It's no secret I'm a self-help junkie. So, when I heard phrases such as "find your calling" or "do what you love," I couldn't help but take them seriously. After years of trial and error, I have reached one simple conclusion. A lot of advice comes from a place of privilege and carries the stench […]

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Simplify Your Life: Stop Confusing Busyness with Purpose

Having two or more of everything, “just in case”, does not signify great planning. It points to poor decision-making. Simplify your life. It’s easy to complicate things but genius is in keeping it simple and stupid.Diamonds and other baublesOn Nov 1, 1972, the New York Times published an article that began with this question: Will Sophia […]

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Morning Routines: 9 Things To Do Before 9 a.m.

This article is Part 2 of the Early Mornings series. Part 1 was the discussion about How to Wake Up Early. If you haven’t read that already, I highly recommend you do. You can’t work on morning routines unless you have mornings to work with–cart before the horse and all that.We do more before 9 […]

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Ten Tips To Wake Up Early: How to Go From An Owl To A Lark

Does the phrase wake up early make you want to curl up and sleep some more? If you feel the word morning has too much a.m. associated with it, you’re not alone. After spending more than half my life a night owl, I slowly transitioned to being an early bird—a lark. Not to sound too […]

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Gossip: Why We Find Others’ Business Endlessly Fascinating

Instead of minding our own businesses, why do we "waste" time discussing others' comings and goings? Shouldn't we be solving the hard problem of consciousness instead of commenting on Lady Gaga's red carpet appearance (she literally seemed to have worn the red carpet instead of just walking on one) at the last Presidential inauguration? Read […]

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Shiny Object Syndrome: What Makes An 82-Year-Old Start Stock Trading

While not an official health condition, Shiny Object Syndrome (SOS) can inflict significant pain and remorse. But like with most other health conditions, an ounce of prevention here is worth a pound of cure. Alisha stops by five times on her way to the park to pick up fallen twigs and flowers and once to […]

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