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  Decades ago, economists thought that thanks to advances in technology, in the 21st century we'd ...

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  Have you come to a point in your life where the pursuits of your younger years no longer seem ...

  Have you ever had a period in your athletic or professional career where you kind of felt like you ...

Confession: For most of my life, I haven’t been a consistent flosser.  Brushing my teeth two ...

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  A few months after Winston Churchill took office as prime minister, the German military ...

Superstitions — beliefs that are neither directly religious nor logically sound — have surely been ...

  Are you feeling overwhelmed at work? Trying to find a job, but can't seem to get your foot in the ...

Editor's note: The following essay (which has been condensed from the original), was written by Elbert ...

  So often in life, we get stuck in a cycle of reaction. We tackle the most urgent tasks. We deal with ...

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  Alexander the Great became king of Macedonia at age 19. By age 30 he controlled an empire that spanned ...

The heart of General George S. Patton’s martial strategy centered on aggressive, energetic advancement: ...

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  In the winter of 1940, a group of civilian skiers was sitting by a fire in a ski lodge in Vermont ...

When we think about the principles which govern the universe, we typically think of laws which concern the ...

“I’m an idiot.” “I’m such a loser, and I always will be.” “Well, I failed at this ...

“I’m going to lose 50 pounds!” “I’m going to write a novel!” “I’m going to pay down ...

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