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Have you tried going for a walk?

There's a sort of exoticism that people expect from effective advice - it must be terribly complicated and surprising and…

7 years ago
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Minimum effort weight loss (or “sexiness gain”)

Your weight is probably generally stable, which means you’re within a few calories per day of getting thinner. That means…

7 years ago
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Self authoring program

Thinking about your life is valuable, and makes it more valuable. There have been roughly three traditional methods, all compatible:…

7 years ago
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Of course you have time to exercise

People will spend hours arguing with complete strangers on the internet why they don't have twenty minutes for a workout.…

7 years ago
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A psychological theory of hipster fashion

Maybe the fundamental reason your barista wears a waistcoat is a creeping collective sense that civilisation got derailed in the…

7 years ago
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How western establishments lost moral nerve and turned undemocratic

Imagine a western mandarin at a G20 summit. He drives a Volkswagen, has a grey suit, mediocre salary, a plain…

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Screw instant gratification, stay hungry and get the real thing

We live at a time of fakes. Anything you want, there's an easy way to get something a bit like…

7 years ago
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What do you really want?

What do you want? Don’t worry, it’s a trick question. I mean really, really want? Aside from ziga zig ha.…

7 years ago
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Hunting dragons

There are two basic ways you can face your demons. One is: "I sure hope I don’t run into any…

7 years ago
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Find the strength to follow self-help advice – moving against your inner monkey

Guest post from www.positive-psychology-blog.com. (Wisdomination’s note: you’ll notice some "doctrinal differences" between this guest post and my correct way of seeing…

7 years ago
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Humans in space and the founder effect

Humanity will probably not remain a single species in the future. There's a thing called the founder effect, which “...occurs when…

7 years ago
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Fragments from Sumerian wisdom texts

It's simultaneously amazing, humbling and endlessly entertaining to read humanity's oldest known writings. You feel a deep kinship with all of…

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Nail the basics – and nothing else is necessary. Fail the basics – and nothing else will help.

I have good news for you, and bad news for lazy people. By and large, there are no secrets, shortcuts…

7 years ago
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Look whom you judge, and you’ll see how to improve yourself

One of the best windows into a person's heart and head - including your own - is looking at whom they…

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Self-improvement secret: fix flaws first

There is an overwhelming temptation in any programme of self-improvement to focus on things you're already amazing at, instead of…

8 years ago
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Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface startup – let’s do even better.

Fellow time-travelling artificial intelligence uploaded into a passable, but not entirely convincing human body Elon Musk has unveiled a new company -…

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Just what the internet needs – another armchair geostrategist. The Syria strike.

You should probably not take your serious geopolitical analysis from a drunken essayist . That being said, for entertainment purposes,…

8 years ago
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Spartan wealth

One of the surprising benefits of making respectable money is you stop lusting for a lot of the frivolous junk…

8 years ago
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To save your country, discipline school cheaters

If you agree that things have causes, and that really big things don't just appear out of nowhere, you might…

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What is wisdom?

Let’s talk about wisdom, what it is and how it relates to intelligence. It's in the title of the website, people…

8 years ago