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Use the natural gift you have - your emotions - to figure out what changes you need to (and want to) make in your life. Yes, it really can be that simple. Use the negative emotions - anger, sadness, frustration to show you what you want less of in your life. Use the positive emotions - peace, happiness, pride - to show you what you want more of in your life. Your emotions will teach you where you're falling off the path of your best self while also showing you what standards

You’ll just be lying to yourself if you did that. Instead, trying telling the truth: Check what you’re already doing. Figure out if that’s something you want to repeat in your life. Get real with yourself about what it’ll take to go from your current reality to the “dream life” - the reality you want and know you can have with a bit of effort and repetition on your part.  Then, take action - even if it’s imperfect at times. What matters is that you showed up and did it, not t

Happiness is such a Western concept. In the West, we think of happiness as being something far ahead of us. We do things to move towards it, but it annoyingly remains out of reach. We think of it as one event that will happen to us and then leave us in a positive state afterwards. We remain unsatisfied with every attempt to feel happy and to capture that feeling forever. But what if that’s the wrong way to go about it? What if happiness is within reach? What if we can be happ

You must first have a love for life - and not just any love, but the purest kind: unconditional love. The love that keeps on loving despite any obstacles and hard, trying moments - just like a mother who still loves her child despite any mischief he causes.  That's what it means to live: to love. To love your life, what you do, the people around you, the experiences you have, the obstacles that harden you and shape your personality. Once you can learn to love the good, the ba

Turns out mastering an amazing life comes from obsession, which is just endless fascination with one or more things in your life. All we truly need in life for our souls is an obsession with learning about and getting better at at least one thing in life - whether it’s a sport, an art, a science, an object, a person, an idea. What’s that thing for you? What’s that thing that fascinated you in childhood and beyond that you buried deep within your soul? What’s that thing that m

Turns out Oxford students aren’t as internally strong as we think they are. Turns out Oxford students are humans - just like average people. I was having a conversation with an Italian student at my college’s mixer today, and when I mentioned I want to join the rowing team and wake up at 6 am during the week to go to practices, he replied with a laugh, saying “I wish I had your motivation - I can’t get myself to get out of bed that early in the morning.” To that, I said it wa

This is your reminder to follow your inside voice and let yourself leave the past in the past and the future for later. Hot take: You're...

I would rather truly be alive than live like the walking dead (i.e. most of the population). I stay alive by taking in the world how it...

I would rather have too much to do and be overworked than have too little to do and be bored. Thankfully, that'll never happen. I always...

A few years ago, I broke down in the middle of a summer music program and cried for an hour straight (this is coming from a non-crier)...

Acceptance is the way to a truly peaceful life and existence. The only reason we’re not peaceful and undisturbed like water on a silent,...

It's because I’m not like average people, who run toward perfect work-life balance as if they’ll ever reach it Me? I don’t indulge in...

A box of past memories When I say “winner,” I don’t mean being successful and winning 100% of the time. No. Winners - true winners - know...

In an increasingly globalized world, the ability to communicate in multiple languages has become an invaluable skill. However, language learning is more than just acquiring a new means of communication; it is a transformative journey that can enrich the mind and soul. This journey is most effective when approached mindfully, integrating techniques that foster deep understanding, retention, and personal growth. In this article, we explore the concept of mindful language learni