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By Kyle Kowalski ·
I was recently inspired by this Twitter exchange between The Minimalists and The Container Store …
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By Kyle Kowalski ·
Don't be so quick to judge. Better yet, try not to judge at all. This is a short story about …
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I've been driving manual transmission cars my entire life, but I had only heard the terms …
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I really think I've tried just about every productivity and to-do list tip, trick, hack, and app. …
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It's that time of the year! Graduation season. Listen up Millennials (including myself). You have a …
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Everyone knows Gandhi from his later years — when he was “Mahatma” which means “great soul” or “the …
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