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What To Read When Life Gets Tough And A Self-Help Book Just Won’t Do

What To Read When Life Gets Tough And A Self-Help Book Just Won’t Do

James Altucher James Altucher
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All self-help is bullsh*t. It’s hard to choose yourself when an iceberg hits the Titanic.

Everything I Learned About Investing I Learned While Crying

Everything I Learned About Investing I Learned While Crying

James Altucher James Altucher
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Every idea that moves the world forward seemed crazy the day before it became genius.

25 Things I’ll Teach My Future Son

25 Things I’ll Teach My Future Son

Mel Rose Mel Rose
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7) Learn to cook a meal and then learn to cook another. I won’t always be there to make your dinner, and neither will the woman or man you end up with.

27 People On The Most Important Lesson They Learned While Traveling

27 People On The Most Important Lesson They Learned While Traveling

Chelsea Fagan Chelsea Fagan
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Treat a new city not as an all-you-can-eat buffet, but as a place with one or two unforgettable specialty dishes. Spend some real quality time on those dishes. Make sure those dishes didn’t come from a Hard Rock Cafe.

7 Badass Lessons You Learn From Spartans

7 Badass Lessons You Learn From Spartans

Kyle Eschenroeder Kyle Eschenroeder
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The bravest thing we could do is confront reality as it is.

7 Life Lessons Your 20s Will Teach You

7 Life Lessons Your 20s Will Teach You

Paromita Bardoloi Paromita Bardoloi
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The first act towards healing is forgiving oneself for trusting someone enough to break us.

The Lessons Behind Cheesy Holiday Rom-Coms

The Lessons Behind Cheesy Holiday Rom-Coms

Molly Cannistra Molly Cannistra
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Yeah, that’s right ABC Family, I have cracked your scientific equation for your fantastically cheesy holiday romantic comedies.

22 Important Life Lessons From A 40-Something

22 Important Life Lessons From A 40-Something

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3. You can never really take back what you say.

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