I wish I could find the origin of this story. Some say it's Chinese, but the majority say it's …
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I wish I could find the origin of this story. Some say it's Chinese, but the majority say it's …
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"Keeping up with the Joneses." The epitome of lifestyle inflation. The tourist in the story of the …
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"The Island Where People Forget to Die" That's the title of a New York Times article I came …
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The topic of existential crisis is near and dear to my heart. For me, this is when everything …
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This week I started reading Joshua Becker's eBook Simplify: 7 Guiding Principles to Help Anyone …
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"Impermanence" is a word that I feel like is following me around lately. As much as we don't like to …
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