Tag: lessons from
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Climbing Mount Fuji Was Uncomfortable—and That’s Where the Growth Happened
“The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir Add me to the group chat! I wasn’t thinking about resilience, or how to grow from discomfort when I got on my catch-up call with my buddy Noku in July. What I had on my mind was more along the lines of how I…
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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…