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Independent Thinking

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What’s Your Perpetually Perfect Day?

Here’s why you should add “perpetual” into the question, “What’s your perfect day?,” and how to find your answer and work toward it.

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Book Summaries Aren’t As Bad As I Thought

I researched the pros and cons of reading books versus book summaries and, with the help of analogies, changed my mind… slightly.

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How to Overcome Information Overload, a.k.a. Mental Diabetes

The story of how I overcame information overload, a.k.a diabetes of the mind, with a simple antidote, WWIDDBOTI?

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How to Stop Justifying Yourself and Start Living in Reality

Lying to yourself and making excuses turns you into an easily-offended, deluded drain on society. Here’s how to stop.

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The 4-Step Self-Justification Vortex (With Examples)

Self-justification is your over-protective mother of an ego coddling your feeble, fragile identity. Here’s how it works, with examples.

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We Need More Demotivational Speakers in Our Lives

You (and everyone) need more demotivational speakers and less B.S. positive affirmation and participation trophies. Start here.

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The Step-by-Step Approach to Actually Change Someone’s Mind

How to actually change someone’s mind using proven psychological and negotiation techniques (and patience).

This neanderthal is just as bad at arguing and debating as most people

You’re Bad at Arguing Because You Debate Like a Neanderthal

The trick to knowing how to win and argument is to be aware of our neanderthal-ian instincts and then do the opposite.

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