How Helping Others Can Help You Find Meaning

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How self improvement can improve the lives of others.

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A Sense of Place

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Gadgets that answer our questions instantly remove categories of expertise, and the small talk they engender.

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How I Quit Chasing the American Dream

American Dream, rejecting materialism, living simply, sell everything you own, find yourself, American man

D. T. Brown didn’t quit owning things. He quit materialism.

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GMP Contributor Aaron Gilbreath Is Crowdfunding to Study the Effects of Crowding

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“The Future belongs to crowds,” said Don DeLillo. Aaron Gilbreath is embarking on a project to document that future in a new book, “Crowded.”

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All I Ever Wanted Was a Cheeseburger

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Growing up Orthodox Jewish in Houston, Texas in the 1950s and ’60s, the mixing of dairy and meat was forbidden.

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‘Gatsby,’ F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the Murphys: Amanda Vaill Connects the Dots

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Who was Gatsby? A neighbor of the Fitzgeralds reports on the lifestyles of the young and beautiful Golden Couple in the 1920s.

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Why Not Aim for Greatness?

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We don’t aim for greatness and making a difference because we are too busy acting out our conditioning. Why not aim for more?

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10 Things Your Massage Therapist Wants You to Know

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If you’ve never had a massage before, you might be worried about how your body will respond and appear to the therapist. Kate Bartolotta’s advice is to relax.

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Why Perfection Is the Lowest Standard You Can Set for Yourself

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Setting yourself up to fail is the least you can do.

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Simplifying: Living With Less Can Leave Us With More

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How a dot-com millionaire and a former missionary family have found greater riches in voluntary simplicity.

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The Fred Flintstone Diet

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Is your manly diet killing you?

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Run

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James M. Chesbro runs from grief and mortality.

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The Teacher’s Pet at 80: An Interview with Actress Mamie Van Doren

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The former Miss Palm Springs and RKO film siren Mamie Van Doren talks to Donald D’Haene about what fires her up, her leftward political drift, and being an enduring sex symbol.

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Stop Waiting for Things to Get Better

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Face it: Oprah’s not calling, and not much will change in your life without taking different action.

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Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

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How can practicing Buddhism save you from a burning wreck?

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Winter Done Broke Me Again

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December is barely manageable, but February … February is the bully of winter.

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