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Self-Improvement vs. Self-Actualization
In an age of wellness trends and hustle culture, self-improvement becomes quantified and objectified. Cold plunges make us healthier, a side-gig will make us wealthier and becoming a content creator will let us do whatever we want whenever we want. Social media sells us the idea that if we do more, we will improve ourselves,…
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The Art of Asking
I recently finished reading The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer, a biographical account by the indie artist as her career opportunities and methods of distributing her art became more self-sufficient simply by asking others for support. Amanda accounts how many of her successes in life and her career came from simply asking someone else…
Lucas Aikins 