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Angela Duckworth’s Approach To Discover Your Passions & Developing Grit
“The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.” -Steve Jobs Passion vs. Grit The typical narrative places grit and passion on opposite ends of the spectrum. We imagine “following your passion” as taking a low-paying career in something we enjoy as a hobby. Then, alternatively, there is
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What Disney Songs Helped Me Learn (The Easy Way)
“Cinema is a mirror that can change the world.” -Diego Luna Go watch a Disney movie. There are basically two ways to learn life lessons in my book: 1) the hard way, by getting your heart broken and your dreams crushed, or 2), the easy way- by watching a Disney movie. I know you have
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Why It Would Be Silly Not To Read More Fiction
“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid You know the feeling? One of my favorite ways to spend a quiet evening is to read on my Kindle. You know the feeling? You unwrap a cool facemask from a little plastic bag, breathe in
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7 Reasons It’s Stupid Not To Dream Bigger
“The dream is not a drug but a way. Listen to where it can take you.” -Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni It made me kind of jealous… I started learning how to dream big about a year ago, when I started university. I was nineteen, a freshman moving into a San Francisco residence hall that was conveniently
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How To Make Peace With The Ugly Beginning
“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” – Henry Ford When Nothing Looks Like Your Mood Boards In a world of Instagram filters, ugly things are rebellious. I have been in an ugly war with acne since I first dipped my timid little toe into the waters of
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How To Find 24 Hours In A Day.
“Never waste any time you can spend sleeping.” -Frank H. Knight Unfortunate PSA: Your day is not 50 hours long. You will find it’s only 24. And here’s the math: 8 hours sleeping + 8 hours at work/school/studying + 30min shower + 20min. For using the toilet at various points + 2 hours for commuting-