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The more you know about yourself, the better you are at adapting life changes that suit your needs. Of course, self-awareness is a big part of both therapy and philosophy. Though it may come as a surprise to some philosophers, self-knowledge requires more than intellectual self-examination. It demands knowing something about your feelings. In my experience philosophers are, in general, not the most emotionally attuned individuals. Freud, more than the sage of Athens, grasped the moral importance of emotional self-transparency....

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With the advance of phones, tablets, and ereaders, ebooks have become a popular reading standard. Still, there’s something about the feel of an old-fashioned paper book. Which do you think is the best? There are obvious perks for both sides. So where do you land? Does the feel and weight of a proper book make the reading experience more enjoyable? Or do you relish in the Bradburian nightmare of all digital reading?...

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We all have goals for the future. A better alternative may be to look backwards, instead. What did your life look like? What was your career like? And when you think about that, celebrate how far you’ve come in the last 2 years. That’s how you create happiness and gratitude in the now. Having goals and appreciating progress can exist in tandem, but they both require conscious effort. How to Double Your Happiness by Flipping “Your Gap”| Modest Money viaRockstar Finance...

Rather, the new data show that they tend to slide through those milestones. The data hint at two possibilities. The first is that those who decide might just be more thoughtful people. It seems obvious enough, but likemost relationship research, it’s easy to forget the obvious stuff. In Relationships, Be Deliberate| The Atlantic Photo byRaquel Abe.

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You eventually want to do something . What makes you actually want to do things? Success comes easier when you’re actually driven to do something. Dan Harmon On Embracing Your Laziness| Fast Company