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The Courage to Be Honest with Yourself

The Courage to Be Honest with Yourself

Finding truth in a world of comfortable lies

Parves Shahid
The Gift Trap: How Gift-Giving Became a Hostage Situation

The Gift Trap: How Gift-Giving Became a Hostage Situation

Save me

Parves Shahid
Where The Mind is Held High

Where The Mind is Held High

Finding clarity in ancient wisdom

Parves Shahid
Wanting Isn't Enough

Wanting Isn't Enough

The desire gap

Parves Shahid
Boredom: The Lost Superpower

Boredom: The Lost Superpower

How we killed our creativity one notification at a time

Parves Shahid
The Only Skill That Matters

The Only Skill That Matters

Why this skill trumps everything else in an uncertain world

Parves Shahid
The Myth of "You Can Just Do Things"

The Myth of "You Can Just Do Things"

Why "just doing things" isn't always that simple

Parves Shahid
The Only Skill Kids Need: Resilience

The Only Skill Kids Need: Resilience

Why adaptability matters more than specific knowledge

Parves Shahid
The 1999 Effect: Prince's Time Hack for Better Living

The 1999 Effect: Prince's Time Hack for Better Living

Why apocalypse thinking leads to our clearest priorities

Busy For the Sake of Being Busy

Busy For the Sake of Being Busy

No purpose. No intention.

Parves Shahid
Your Obsession Makes Them Billions

Your Obsession Makes Them Billions

They get gazillions, you get stress. Something's wrong here.

Parves Shahid
Captain America: Brave New Nothing

Captain America: Brave New Nothing

When Marvel forgot what made movies fun

Parves Shahid
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