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When You Should Change Jobs
The average person will change jobs 12 times in their lifetimes. The question is, when should you change jobs? And is there a specified amount of time you should stay at one? The initial couple of jobs people take on, I see it as a test run. Often, you’re still…
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Taming the Monkey Mind Can Help You be More Efficient and Present
The human mind has been compared to goldfish, as we’re only able to hold our attention for so long. I disagree, I believe that there are different contexts in which we let our minds get distracted. Perhaps, we haven’t had adequate sleep, or there’s something in our personal lives bothering…
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How You’re Getting in Your Own Way of Forming Meaningful Connections
Relationships make our lives rich—adding intricacy and color into everyday experiences. The best part of my travels has been the people that I’ve met. I believe now that a city is only as beautiful as the people who show it to you However, so many of us living in metropolitan…
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The Pros and Cons of Remote Working
For many of us, remote working is either the dream or has already become a reality. Growth in remote working in the past 5 years have been in the ball range of 44%. In the last 12 years, this number skyrocketed to 159%. Although remote work produces a slew of…
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Intermittent Fasting Helped Me Lose Weight – But it Wasn’t Worth it
Intermittent fasting has become as popular as the Atkins diet was back in the late 90s. In recent times, it’s been touted as some kind of miraculous way to lose weight— with ease. Here’s the catch. Eat whatever you like. It’s about when you eat it. The concept behind intermittent…
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Why You Should Leverage Different Income Streams to Bolster Your Savings
Gone are the simple days when one could rely on one income to get by. With the rising costs of living and inflation, we could be strapped to find any leftover money for an emergency fund after all the payments for housing, cars, and other necessities. Definitely, if you make…
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Why the “Nice Guy” can be Toxic Too
Contrary to the stereotype, I’ve always fallen for the nice guys. However, I come to realize that just because someone learns basic manners doesn’t mean that they always have the best intentions. Nor does it mean they have worked on themselves deeply and thoroughly enough to know how not to…
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5 Things to Know Before you Embark on your First Solo Trip
I’ve known I always wanted to travel the world alone someday. After five years of dreaming about it, I did the cliche thing after graduation of embarking on a solo journey across Europe, amidst the pandemic. It was one of the most beautiful and equally painful experiences of my life……
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