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Concepts & Philosophies from How to Try Again
FAILURE: Why we Should Surround Ourselves with Failure
TREAD WATER: The Heroic Act of Treading Water (For 6 Years)
PICKING GOALS: The Unfortunate, Uplifing News About Starting New Habits
TRYING AGAIN: The Beautiful Art of Starting Ugly (For Recovering Perfectionists)
EXPECTATION SETTING: The Importance of Declaring Bankrupcty
WHEN LIFE KICKS YOUR ASS: How to Create Hope, Step-by-Step
Big Topics
Wabi Sabi: A Japanese Philosophy that Changed My Life
Navigating Devastation: Acceptance over Toxic Positivity
How to Ask For Help When You Hate Asking For Help
The Mismatch Hypothesis: Why You Hate Exercise
The Beauty of Being Broken: The art of Kintsugi
Mental Health: My Experience with Therapy
5 Big Beliefs I Changed My Mind On
Via Negativa: Add to Your Life Through Subtraction
Rules to Live By
Life Keeps Teaching the Same Lesson Until We Listen
How to Create your Own Rules like Samurai and The Mob
Choose Uncomfortable Growth over Comfort
The Spotlight Effect: We care too much what people thinnk
How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome
Boundaries: How to Prevent Burnout
The “Yes, And” Rule: In defense of Nuance
Ulysses Pacts: Give up on yourself to win
The Comparison Game: Don’t Be Like Me
How to Survive in Modern Society
5 Steps to Not Go Crazy on the Internet
5 Short Stories about Hope, Fear, and Technology
You Are A Receiver of Memory. It May Destroy You
Creating Stuff on the Internet
Creating, Fame, and Anxiety: Bo Burnham’s Burrito Ballad
How to Make Art (And Keep Making It)
Research is Procrastination: Stop Collecting Underpants
The Best Career Advice I’ve Ever Heard
The Beautiful Art of Starting Ugly (For Recovering Perfectionists)
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