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Mar 3, 2025

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Purpose & Life Nuggets
Mark Manson
How to Wage Philosophical WarfareYou’ve probably heard the words “modernism” and “postmodernism” before.
Mar 13, 2023
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Mar 13, 2023
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Ryan Holiday
Here’s How I’m Preparing For The Next Four YearsI can’t predict the future, but I feel pretty confident in predicting that the next four years are going to be crazy.
Feb 17
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Feb 17
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Dan Koe
How To Thrive With Multiple InterestsBy the time you graduate school, your mind exists in a box. But you’re different. You want more. Here’s how you thrive.
Feb 15
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Feb 15
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Mark Manson
6 Memoirs That Will Make You Think Differently About the WorldI remember back in high school, my English teacher had a cheesy saying, “We read books because we can never know enough people.” It’s one…
Jan 13
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Jan 13
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Counter Arts
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Jess the Avocado
What Makes Book Clubs So Important?Hard to find in person, underreached online, a book club may be what you are missing in your life
Dec 30, 2024
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Dec 30, 2024
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Books Are Our Superpower
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Anangsha Alammyan
I Learned to Master Time Management From These BooksWe all have the same 24 hours. But you can optimize how you spend them for maximum gains.
Dec 3, 2024
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Dec 3, 2024
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The DIY Diaries
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Hilde Festerling
How to Podcast with Your Whole FamilyGathering talented generations for radio glory
Oct 10, 2024
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Oct 10, 2024
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Mark Manson
You Are What You ConsumeThis is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from October 4, 2021. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on and stuff I’ve enjoyed…
Feb 14, 2022
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Feb 14, 2022
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Mark Manson
5 Massive Books That Are Worth Your TimeI love massive books. Books so big, like bricks, you could drown yourself in a pool with them if you’re not careful. It’s not a healthy…
Oct 14, 2024
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Oct 14, 2024
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Mark Manson
The Breakthrough Fallacy — What Change Actually Looks LikeBefore Gandhi was Gandhi, he was just a lawyer. And apparently, not a very good lawyer. Then in 1893, while taking a train in South Africa…
Aug 26, 2024
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Aug 26, 2024
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Mark Manson
114 Books Reviewed in (About) One ParagraphI read lots of books. My readers know I read lots of books. Ergo: I get asked for book recommendations all the damn time.
Aug 12, 2024
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Aug 12, 2024
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Riikka Iivanainen
The secret life of people with high self-control (it’s easier than you think)Research suggests that people with high self-control are good at avoiding temptation — not resisting it
Jan 9, 2024
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Jan 9, 2024
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Riikka Iivanainen
The upside of failing at self-controlResearch suggests that self-control failure may serve a purpose: to help us balance between work and play.
Apr 8, 2024
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Apr 8, 2024
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Riikka Iivanainen
Make self-control effortless by choosing goals that light you upScience says it’s easier to reach goals that feel fun, important, or meaningful. Here’s why.
Mar 11, 2024
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Mar 11, 2024
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JA Westenberg
How to Quit CapitalismLet’s start with something controversial: Capitalism is not an economic system. It is a philosophical and ideological force that shapes our…
Jan 7, 2024
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Jan 7, 2024
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Teju Adeyinka
My notes on griefSometimes you have an experience that make you feel like death is truly not the end. Like the physical barrier is a joke…
May 21, 2024
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May 21, 2024
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Mark Manson
6 Psychology Books to Understand Yourself (and Others) BetterI ’ve always been a voracious reader. Not only does my occupation demand it, but I am genuinely fascinated by the power of the written word…
Jun 17, 2024
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Jun 17, 2024
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Emily Kuret
The Case for Intellectual LonelinessI recently had lunch with a dear friend — one of those friends that you start with the obligatory “what’s new since I last saw you (four…
May 25, 2024
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May 25, 2024
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Mark Manson
14 of the Best Nonfiction Books You Should ReadAll ye readers, buckle up.
Apr 22, 2024
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Unpuzzling Life’s Complexities
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Wayne Stelk, PhD
Why Does Hate Travel Faster Than Love?Note: Read this story for free on my newsletter website, Unpuzzling Life’s Complexities.
Dec 27, 2024
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Dec 27, 2024
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Purpose & Life Nuggets

How to Wage Philosophical Warfare

You’ve probably heard the words “modernism” and “postmodernism” before.

Here’s How I’m Preparing For The Next Four Years

I can’t predict the future, but I feel pretty confident in predicting that the next four years are going to be crazy.

How To Thrive With Multiple Interests

By the time you graduate school, your mind exists in a box. But you’re different. You want more. Here’s how you thrive.

6 Memoirs That Will Make You Think Differently About the World

I remember back in high school, my English teacher had a cheesy saying, “We read books because we can never know enough people.” It’s one…

What Makes Book Clubs So Important?

Hard to find in person, underreached online, a book club may be what you are missing in your life

I Learned to Master Time Management From These Books

We all have the same 24 hours. But you can optimize how you spend them for maximum gains.

How to Podcast with Your Whole Family

Gathering talented generations for radio glory

You Are What You Consume

This is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from October 4, 2021. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on and stuff I’ve enjoyed…

5 Massive Books That Are Worth Your Time

I love massive books. Books so big, like bricks, you could drown yourself in a pool with them if you’re not careful. It’s not a healthy…

The Breakthrough Fallacy — What Change Actually Looks Like

Before Gandhi was Gandhi, he was just a lawyer. And apparently, not a very good lawyer. Then in 1893, while taking a train in South Africa…

114 Books Reviewed in (About) One Paragraph

I read lots of books. My readers know I read lots of books. Ergo: I get asked for book recommendations all the damn time.

The secret life of people with high self-control (it’s easier than you think)

Research suggests that people with high self-control are good at avoiding temptation — not resisting it

The upside of failing at self-control

Research suggests that self-control failure may serve a purpose: to help us balance between work and play.

Make self-control effortless by choosing goals that light you up

Science says it’s easier to reach goals that feel fun, important, or meaningful. Here’s why.

How to Quit Capitalism

Let’s start with something controversial: Capitalism is not an economic system. It is a philosophical and ideological force that shapes our…

My notes on grief

Sometimes you have an experience that make you feel like death is truly not the end. Like the physical barrier is a joke…

6 Psychology Books to Understand Yourself (and Others) Better

I ’ve always been a voracious reader. Not only does my occupation demand it, but I am genuinely fascinated by the power of the written word…

The Case for Intellectual Loneliness

I recently had lunch with a dear friend — one of those friends that you start with the obligatory “what’s new since I last saw you (four…

14 of the Best Nonfiction Books You Should Read

All ye readers, buckle up.

Why Does Hate Travel Faster Than Love?

Note: Read this story for free on my newsletter website, Unpuzzling Life’s Complexities.

Pajay Haykins

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