Last week, a friend said something I can’t stop thinking about: “I feel like I’m doing everything — the podcasts, the journaling, the workouts… but nothing’s really changing.”
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Chris’s weekly reflections on living a happier, healthier life.
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Last week, I wrote about finding your thing. That little moment of recognition when you realise:
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Read moreYears ago, my mentor told me something I’ve never forgotten: “Don’t ignore the person to your left or right at a dinner party.”
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Read moreThere’s a rule I stumbled across a while ago. It’s called the Two-Day Rule.
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Read moreFor a long time, I thought the goal was happiness. Big goals. Big dreams. Big plans to finally get there—wherever there was.
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