Challenging Yourself is the Only Way Forward
Look, I’m not going to sugarcoat this. If you want to make any real progress in your life, in your career, in your relationships – you’re going to have to do some seriously uncomfortable shit. There’s no way around it.
For too long, you’ve probably been tiptoeing through life, desperately trying to avoid anything that makes you remotely uncomfortable. You stay in your cozy little bubble, never venturing outside of it, never truly challenging yourself. And where has that gotten you? Nowhere fast, I’d bet.
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5 Iconic Artworks Worth Slowing Down For – Ned Hardy
Whenever my anxiety gets out of hand, I take this and it helps me get to a better place. Plus its occruring in green tea and non-addictive – Amazon
America Has Never Been Wealthier. Here’s Why It Doesn’t Feel That Way – NY Times
Five exercises that will guarantee you have the strength to adventure all weekend, well into your eighties – Outside
6 Life Lessons from Working with Children Facing Life-Threatening Illnesses – Tiny Buddha
How does where you grow up impact your economic opportunity? – The Pudding
How A Big Expensive House Can Ruin Your Life And Path To FIRE – Financial Samurai
A Few Answers To Questions You Always Wondered About – Ned Hardy
I can’t recommend this Opsrey backpack enough for hiking. They are supremely built, have all the bells and whistles you could ask for and have a lifetime guarantee – Amazon
This Is, Hands Down, The Worst Parenting Style – Fatherly
Frat boy messes with Asian dude gets knocked out – Reddit
15 Masterpiece Cartoons That Never Got the Recognition They Deserved – Linkiest
How to Tell If Your Child Is Gifted (and What to Do If They Are) – Life Hacker
Does She Love Me? 11 Clear Signs She’s In Love With You – Knowledge For Men
The Dumping Grounds
How Childhood Wounds Create ‘Nice Guys’ (And How to Heal)
A lot of men are walking around with smiles on their faces and storms inside their chests.
They’re the “nice guys.” Always agreeable. Always accommodating. Always putting everyone else first. But behind that polished image is often a lifetime of silent pain—and a deep fear of not being enough.
This isn’t about personality. It’s about wounds. Specifically, the kind that form in childhood and echo through adulthood.
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Why Some Women Fall in Love with Prisoners
When we hear that a woman has fallen in love with a man behind bars — especially one convicted of a violent crime — the immediate reaction is disbelief. Disgust. Maybe even morbid curiosity. The question comes quickly, almost instinctively: Why would any woman choose this?
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Historians Agree 536 Was The Worst Year To Be Alive – What Happened? – Weird History
A Damn Fine Collection of Fascinating Photos – Ned Hardy
If you are a business owner or thinking about starting a business, this should be the first book you read – Amazon
NASA astronauts open up about being ‘stuck’ in space for 9 months – NBC
The Most Important Ingredient in Chewing Gum: You’re essentially gnawing on plastic – The Atlantic
The MIT Scientist Behind the ‘Torpedo Bats’ That Are Blowing Up Baseball – WSJ
How to Create a Chain Reaction of Good Habits – James Clear
How Disney creates a ‘Disney Bubble’ around its theme parks – Fast Co
There Are Some Things You Just Can’t Argue With – Ned Hardy
You’ve got to get a pair of these iconic Joyce Chen scissors—they’re razor-sharp, incredibly versatile, and make every kitchen task feel effortless – Amazon
11 Incredible Secret Places That You Don’t Know About – Linkiest
What is Coast FIRE? The Ultimate Guide to Semi-Retirement – Of Dollars and Data
Japanese man saves for early retirement by eating extremely simple meals for 21 years – Must Share News
100-year-olds share what they always eat—and what they never do: ‘I don’t drink soda at all’ – Make It
The Dumping Grounds
“My Husband Spent $200,000 on Financial Domination”
I found out about the addiction on a Tuesday. It was late, around midnight, and I had taken his phone because the Ring camera was down and someone crashed their Tesla into a neighbor’s bougainvillea. There were Snapchat notifications. I opened one. I wasn’t expecting the digital equivalent of self-immolation.
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I Thought a Child Would Fix Me—He Broke Me Instead
I wasn’t supposed to be a parent. Not in any tragic, infertile, pining kind of way. Just—fundamentally. Structurally. Like a building not meant to hold that kind of weight. I didn’t fantasize about names or bedtime stories or watching little league games in the sun. I never stared at babies in restaurants. I was fine. Flatline content. But I was also bored. And boredom is dangerous when it wears the mask of ambition.
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