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12 Life Hacks I Learned From Some Of The Coolest People I Know
“We don’t have to waste our time learning how to make pastry when we can use grandma’s recipes.”― Orson De Witt, Earth Won’t Miss You Some Of The People I’m Grateful For This Year When we seek life hacks and thrifted wisdom, we often turn to the lofty role models we see on the glossy
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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-