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Back on the booze and burgers?

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Back on the booze and burgers?

It's February and you're back on the booze and burgers. Did that January juice cleanse change your life?

Cultivating the inner life

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Cultivating the inner life

In a society that has rejected many of the roots that gave meaning to past generations, more and more people are seeking to cultivate the inner life, and to experience a sense of purpose that is deeper than the superficialities of our age.

More than just a life hack

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More than just a life hack

How are you doing with your New Year's Resolutions? Are they helping you achieve lasting fulfillment? If not, try this...

An Instascam Christmas

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An Instascam Christmas

Our carefully curated social media profiles rarely match up with our real lives. So why do we persist in presenting a cropped and edited version of ourselves? And what does this basic longing for acceptance say about us?

The crushing fear of inadequacy

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The crushing fear of inadequacy

Never going to be a CEO of anything. Never going to win an Oscar, a Booker, or a Nobel. Never going to matter. In a world that prizes excellence, what hope is there for the also-rans?

Man Leaks Secret To Living Forever In 3 Easy Steps

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Man Leaks Secret To Living Forever In 3 Easy Steps

How did we miss this one?! Oh wait, that’s how.

How I found hope in place of suicide

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How I found hope in place of suicide

For years I’d only heard ‘no one likes you’, ‘you’re not good enough’, ‘you don’t belong here’. These seemed so obviously true to life I had thought that they were statements of fact. No amount of compliments or self-love could shift them. I needed something deeper.

Is choice such a good thing?

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Is choice such a good thing?

As we’ve grown up, the assumption that more choice brings greater happiness has been written into the fabric of the world around us. But is this really true?

A Shake Shack epiphany

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A Shake Shack epiphany

The tale of one girl, a bag of chemically-enhanced fries, and this question: why am I lonely?