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Why Happier People are More Attractive
Research shows that when people smile, they appear to be more attractive. A smile is indicative of emotion we’re all familiar with, that is happiness. So what is it about happiness that can literally alter someone’s decision to approach versus not at a bar? We all would like to be…
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5 Alternative Investments To Stocks
In my parent’s generation, saving took more paramount importance over investing. Investing in itself implies that you have extra income to bet on the stock market, and for my parents, every dollar either went to my education savings, the mortgage, necessities, or the occasional trips back home (to Taiwan). I,…
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How to Get Over #Fomo
You open your phone at 10 pm on a Friday night. Here are the following things you see. A group of people (maybe friends) at a party. A really dope concert. Someone watching the sunrise in Cancun. Another person posing idyllically in front of the Eiffel Tower. How do you…
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On Desire: How I learned to Make Peace with It
Desire is this prevalent, raging force that comes from deep within. It perpetuates our lives in the way of thoughts and behaviors, even in ways we don’t realize. For example, emotions such as envy, which I’ve previously spoken about, I argued come from a place of desire. Often, the term…
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3 Notions of Happiness I Had to Overcome
Truthfully, despite the positive images of my life that I let people see online which depict a happy, vibrant, and healthy lifestyle, I find myself often living in a state of mental scarcity. Sometimes you can do everything that should theoretically contribute to happiness and well-being— such as making your…
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The 3 Unglamorous Truths About Working for Yourself
I recently transitioned from freelancing to starting the foundations of a company. And boy, has it been an emotional journey. Most of the time people get the wrong idea of what it is like starting or operating something that’s your own. Some common assumptions: You must lovee what you do!…
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4 Emotions that are Hard to Grapple with & How to Deal with Them
A special shout out to our lovely Hypothalamus, Hippocampus, and Amygdala, for making this post possible today. These lovely contributors make up the limbic system in our brain—responsible for emotion and emotional memory. Our emotions can sometimes make life seem vibrant and wondrous— imagine sharing a special moment with your…
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My Summer Guide: To Dating
We’re cruising on the tip of Summer, and although I know not everyone might be living their best “hot girl summer” (cue to me in the same pair of yoga pants), even if that’s the case you’re probably still snatching some dates here and there. Without any further ado, I…
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My Simple Summer Skin Care Routine (+ Tips for Healthier Skin)
Our skin reacts differently to climates, seasons, and other environmental factors. As the body’s official largest organ, your skin absorbs things both from the environment and the things you ingest. As the heat turns up this Summer, we may need to tweak our skincare routine to ensure we’re getting enough…
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What I Learned About Myself Through Betrayal
A betrayal is a form of severance of a deep trust or bond between two or more individuals. When it happens, it tends to cut deep on an emotional level, and leads to feelings of distress, embarrassment, anger, grief, and confusion. Sometimes, it happens so out of the blue that…
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