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Anger Management
We are deliberately being baited, by the news and politicians, into a state of anger and fear. Continue reading
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Tagged anger, emotions, media, news, solutions, wisdom
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Reject Corporate Culture and Find Something Real Instead
Surely, our culture must be more than working too hard, constantly feeling overwhelmed, and burying our faces in our phones? Continue reading
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Tagged culture, daily life, freedom, life, living, real people, reality, thinking
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Technological Innovation: Is the Alarm Clock Really Such a Great Thing?
The alarm clock is a great means of getting people up early so they can start the day running. But it’s not the best way, really, to start the day. Continue reading
Posted in america, Business, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Family, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, simple living, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged alarm clock, morning, phones, silence, technology, work
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The History of Real People Isn’t Boring
When I was a schoolgirl, history bored me. But then again, my only exposure to it was through textbooks, which have a knack for distilling entire civilizations into lists of emperors, kings, conquerors, presidents, financial magnates and military generals, whose … Continue reading
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Tagged family, history, kings, ordinary, ordinary people, powerful, presidents
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Problems Are Mountains and Mountains Can Be Climbed
If there is a large mountain in our way, and we have to get to the other side, it doesn’t do much good to pretend that it isn’t there. And yet, we do this all the time, not so much … Continue reading
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Driven to Succeed — and Discontent
We are a driven people. And whether what drives us is ambition or anger, pressure or fear or desire or purpose, the result is that we never rest. There is always something we need to do to move forward, to … Continue reading
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Fast, Efficient, and Furious — Is This U.S. Culture?
Speed and efficiency, while they have their places, tend to take up too much space in U.S. culture and thinking. When we focus on wisdom as opposed to production, we’re willing to slow down and take the time we need to grow into the people we were created to be. Continue reading
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Tagged efficiency, fast, joy, novel, reading, satisfaction, U.S.
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