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Tag: wisdom
What Are Diminutives – and Why We Like Them
A diminutive is something you stick on the end of a word to make the thing it describes sound smaller. …
Why ‘Happiness’ is a useless word – and an alternative
We are often encouraged to believe that the goal of our lives should be happiness. But unfortunately the word happiness …
Finding Your Mission
Above and beyond having a job, what we really need to power our professional future is a sense of mission. …
Do We Have Free Will or Are We Predetermined?
The question of whether we are fundamentally free or determined in our thoughts and actions has been in the middle …
How We Lie to Ourselves
We are liars of genius when it comes to hiding uncomfortable facts from ourselves. But there’s real wisdom in understanding …
Countries for winners; countries for losers
A good way to divide advanced societies is to ask: which are the good ones if you’re doing well, and …
Why we should show our hurt rather than argue
Our tendencies, when we’ve been slighted by our partner, is to wound them back immediately. We would have far calmer …