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How Modern Media Destroys Our Minds
A reassuring guide to navigating the challenges of modern media and staying sane in a world that does not turn off. We are so used to living in…
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On Self-Hatred
A guide to emotional healing and living a more self-accepting life. Behind many of our problems lies an often ignored factor: we don’t like ourselves very much. We…
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A set of 100 question cards to spark meaningful conversations around love and relationships. We often suffer in relationships because we don’t know how to talk. We feel…
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Few life skills are as neglected, yet as important, as the ability to remain calm. Our very worst decisions and interactions are almost invariably the result of a…
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Calm Prompt Cards
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The Importance of Being Single
One of the most important preconditions of a good relationship is a satisfactory perspective on being single. The more we…
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Kierkegaard on Love
One of the most provocative analyses of love ever produced is to be found in the writings of the Danish…
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Charles Darwin and The Descent of Man
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Giving Up on People Pleasing
It can take a while to see that we aren’t merely polite and well mannered; that we are manically on…
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