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3 Ways to Discover Your True Passion

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As a society, we love to analyze, overanalyze and then add some analysis on top. This article was published in August 2017 and has been updated. Figuring out how to be more effective in how we work, relate and live is neither simple nor clean—but it doesn’t have to be as complicated as we tend to make things out to be.

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The Power of Strong Friendships in Strengthening Well-Being

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The same meta analysis found social isolation to be associated with “an approximately 50 percent increased risk of developing dementia” and “a 29% increased risk of incident coronary heart disease and a 32% increased risk of stroke.” Finding your friends That began to change in 2017.

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Use This Writing Exercise to Uncover Your Ideal Self

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The analysis stage can be done later. This article was published in June 2017 and has been updated. First, choose a time and place when you’re not going to be interrupted or distracted. You’ll need at least an hour for the initial writing, though you could split it into three separate sessions. Now, start writing.

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Is America "The World's First Poor Rich Country"?

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  He argues that despite relatively high incomes, growing numbers of Americans can't afford a middle class lifestyle. He sums up his analysis by saying the U.S.   This is also the theme of the 2017 book The Dream Hoarders.  is the New American Aristocracy. The  The 9.9%

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‘Autism Is Not a Spell That Gets Lifted—It’s a Way of Being’

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His mom spent day after day with him trying out what were, at the time, two of the primary autism therapies— Floortime and the Lovaas Model of Applied Behavior Analysis. In 2017, he and his family were the subject of Life, Animated , an Oscar-nominated documentary. And that’s why I’m the Earthworm.”

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How 30 Days of Kindness Made Me a Better Person

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To find lasting happiness through generosity requires a suppression of our ego, an analysis of our motives and a reflection on how these acts alter our perception of the world. This article originally appeared in the February 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. Turns out they can , but there are exceptions.

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10 Marketing Rules these 10 Entrepreneurs Swear By

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My company doesn’t engage in market analysis, focus groups or fancy research; rather, my personal desires and frustrations have instigated every single product we’ve ever made. People seem to resonate best with tutorials, giveaways, inspirational quotes and “outfits of the day” lifestyle photos. Create products you love.