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Advice & Confessions
How to Handle Rejection Without Spiraling
Rejection is one piece of data, not a verdict, and handling it well starts with how you spend the next hour.
Rejection is one piece of data, not a verdict, and handling it well starts with how you spend the next hour.
Our Journey in Life: From Beginning to End
From the moment we take our first breath to the day we take our last, life teaches us lessons that shape who we are, what we believe, and how we see the world.
From the moment we take our first breath to the day we take our last, life teaches us lessons that shape who we are, what we believe, and how we see the world.
We Don’t Have to Turn Pain Into a Purpose or Pain Doesn’t Have to Be Our Muse
For some reason, we keep romanticizing pain in creative work.
For some reason, we keep romanticizing pain in creative work.
Why Men Need to Do Difficult Things After 40
Difficulty is knowing when to stop.
Difficulty is knowing when to stop.
The Villa I Wasn’t Meant to See
A trip to Geelong, an unexpected door, and what happened when intuition met common sense.
A trip to Geelong, an unexpected door, and what happened when intuition met common sense
The Practice of Doing Less, on Purpose
Leo Babauta offers practical ways to reduce commitments, resist the pressure to stay busy and create more space for rest and inner peace.
Leo Babauta offers practical ways to reduce commitments, resist the pressure to stay busy and create more space for rest and inner peace.
Peace Is Not Loud: Why Real Calm Returns Slowly
There is a version of peace many people are chasing that doesn't actually exist.
There is a version of peace many people are chasing that doesn’t actually exist.
Mind Your Elders
Whatever your ancestors can teach you, go out of your way to remember it.
Whatever your ancestors can teach you, go out of your way to remember it.
Why Wouldn’t I Just Use AI for That?
Artificial experiences don’t lead to genuine happiness.
Artificial experiences don’t lead to genuine happiness.
Friendship Is Built Over Time, Through Ordinary Moments – I Teach Lonely College Students To Notice Them
The first skill I learned when I became a political science professor nearly 20 years ago was how to quiet a room full of chatty undergraduates.
The first skill I learned when I became a political science professor nearly 20 years ago was how to quiet a room full of chatty undergraduates.
‘Seen’ With No Reply Used to Ruin My Whole Day
Every minute of silence, I was filling the blank space with the worst possible explanation, then reacting to it as if it were fact.
Every minute of silence, I was filling the blank space with the worst possible explanation, then reacting to it as if it were fact.
When Was the Last Time You Were a Beginner at Something?
We spend decades getting good at things. But what might we be missing by avoiding the things we're terrible at? A few lessons from rock climbing, surfing, and the joy of being a beginner.
We spend decades getting good at things. But what might we be missing by avoiding the things we’re terrible at? A few lessons from rock climbing, surfing, and the joy of being a beginner.
The Operational Cost of Being the Strong One
When competence becomes a cage and reliability becomes a debt you never agreed to carry.
When competence becomes a cage and reliability becomes a debt you never agreed to carry.
Forget About Forgiveness
If you come from a situation like mine, you’ve heard this a million times, “You just need to forgive.” It’s offered up casually like a cure-all, a magic step that will somehow erase years of hurt.
If you come from a situation like mine, you’ve heard this a million times, “You just need to forgive.” It’s offered up casually like a cure-all, a magic step that will somehow erase years of hurt.
Why the Brain Supports the Fantasy
Why losing the dream feels harder than finding happiness.
Why losing the dream feels harder than finding happiness.