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Not Every Project Will be a Wild Success, but it Can be One Person’s Favorite
There are no guarantees someone will like your work. But this is why you should show it off anyway.
How to Reduce the Friction Between You and the Person You Want to Be
Having trouble with overthinking your habits? This is an easy way to fix that.
7 Life Lessons from Another Exciting Year Aboard a Giant Space Rock
Whether we like it or not, time passes for us all. Here are a few lessons I’ve learned along the way.
Where do you assign your unique skill points in the game of life?
Life is a game. It’s important how you play it.
How to turn the tables on hollow perfectionism and better your life
Creativity is a muscle. It’s not an objective truth. This is why you should be searching for progress over perfection.
An unusual (but effective) way to become whoever you've always dreamed to be
Sometimes becoming someone else is the path to becoming the best version of you. Here’s how.