Category Archives: philosophy

How To Get Over a Breakup (Brutal Honesty Edition)

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Step 1: Accept That It’s Going to Suck The recovery process cannot be painless. If something has the power to build you up, it has the power to destroy you too. The first step is to treat a breakup like an illness. When you get ill, you have no choice but to spend some time […]

The Importance Of Having Goals Even If They’re “Stupid”

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A few years back, I saw a weird guy in the neighborhood spending most of his time in front of alcohol shops. He wasn’t an alcoholic, though. More often than not, he was drinking coffee or Coca-Cola with a the-world-is-about-to-end grimace on his face. My initial guess was that he was lonely and tortured by […]

The “Are You a Real Man?” Scam

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I’ve been hearing the term “real man” since my childhood. In 99% of the cases, it’s used to provoke a specific reaction out of you through a shame injection. “Are you even a real man,” said Becky after Harry failed to provide what she wanted. Why does this expression exist? Simple. Men have always been […]

Waking Up Early Is a Scam For Losers

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Waking up early is a notion frequently present in the repertoire of many motivational professors. Nonetheless, it’s a scam tactic sold to the reader consciously or not. Waking up early is motivated by two main points: Successful people do it Get a head start on everyone Unsurprisingly, both points are deprived of any logic. 1. […]

The Gym Isn’t a Good Place To Socialize

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If someone has told you that the gym is a good place to socialize, they’ve lied to you knowingly or not. The stone-cold reality is that the average weight lifting facility is inferior for making human connections for the following reasons: 1. Lifting is a Solo Sport Lifting is an offline single-player game. You’re the […]

Is The Internet Real Life? (the answer might shock you)

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Many say that the Internet is a fake reality full of lies and advise people to ignore it. It’s obvious that this statement is true, to a certain extent. But the painful truth is that the Internet is more real than some people might want it to be. And I can easily prove it. Social […]

Always Go For The Kiss

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Here’s a rule that I made for myself as a result of my dating experience. You obviously don’t have to follow it as you should always make your own decisions. Nonetheless, some people may be interested to hear it as it comes from experience rather than imagination. The rule is: Always go for the kiss […]

The Only Business Advice You’ll Need (mini-wisdom series)

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The Internet is full of people giving you nice-sounding quotes coming from elite businessmen who are richer than 99% of the population. The advice sounds intelligent and coherent, but it’s actually empty, useless and non-actionable. The problems are: People are focused on peripheral habits that have non-direct or any effect on the end result. E.g., […]

The Things You Don’t Own End Up Owning You

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I remember the first time I watched Fight Club. It was on a summer day after I’d returned home from my first job as a teenager. (I worked as a spammer filling people’s mailboxes.) I didn’t get the movie at the time. I was half asleep and thought that it was too loud. The woman […]

The Power of Lifetime Decisions

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You’ve probably heard the stories about politicians and businessmen who have an entire wardrobe of the same suit to minimize the number of decisions made in a day. Instead of wondering “what should I wear?”, you just wake up and put on an outfit that has already proven to be comfortable and of adequate appearance. […]