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Dive 41: Are you spending time wisely?

Productivity apps and time management tools are overrated. Time spent on them can outweigh the benefits. They're only popular for historical reasons. A…

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Dive 40: How to live with no regrets …without spending a penny

Do you have a bucket list? Do you fear dying with regrets? It turns out, you won't need either if you understand what regret REALLY is. Today, I'll show…

May 30 •

Dive 39: Why you should consider a life WITHOUT goals

Goals are overrated. You don't need goals for motivation. And goals make continuous improvement, painful. What you need is a system - a process you…

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Dive 24: Why you need to start BEFORE you feel ready

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Dive 25: The fine line between Politeness and Kindness

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Dive 33: Why random acts of kindness will change the world

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Dive 37: How should you define yourself?

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Dive 27: When social media influencers have no clothes

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Dive 38: Why friendships only deepen offline

Social media and remote work lets you start friendships online. But close relationships can only develop OFFLINE. There's too much context missing from…

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Dive 37: How should you define yourself?

If you don't want your title or role to define you, then how do you define yourself? In fact, you can define yourself how you want. But you don't…

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Dive 36: There are problems you can’t see that are costing you

If the user can't see it, it doesn't matter. Messy backend code? Who cares? That's the popular sentiment in software development. And it's wrong. Let's…

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Dive 35: The Critical Skill Society Needs for Peace… and Why It’s Disappearing

Skim, Read, Summarize, Reflect. These are the steps for Critical Reading. This isn't just a reading skill. It's about understanding, empathy, and…

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Dive 34: 50 percent of people won’t read past this title… and why that will cost them

The depth and beauty of the world can't be condensed to a title or tweet. Complex ideas are oversimplified and misunderstood all the time because people…

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Dive 33: Why random acts of kindness will change the world

Wanna change the world? Forget protests and anti-hate campaigns. Random acts of kindness every day are more meaningful and impactful in the long run…

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Dive 32: Why good leaders push back on silly demands

Good leadership means you must push back on unreasonable demands. It builds team confidence in leaders and it builds self-confidence. But you can't…

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