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Books vs. Movies
In the competition between books and movies, books undeniably and unanimously take the leading first place. A book opens your imagination on an entirely new level. The vocabulary in a book is 10, 100, sometimes even 1000 times broader than in a movie. Books teach valuable ideas and skills on how to understand the world around you. Books are much more practical. A book is...
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21 Positive Songs You Should Listen to and Memorize by Heart in the 21st Century
Out of 70 million songs on Spotify, I had to choose 21. It wasn't easy. What is music? How does music influence emotions and mood? How do we choose what to listen to? Why do you sing but not dance in your soul? How much does it cost to create a hit? You won't find answers to these and many other questions here. On the other hand...
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5 benefits of planking that I understood when I didn't miss 460 consecutive days
The micro-habit of "Doing planks every day" can be categorized under the concept of a core habit or keystone habit, where adopting one habit triggers many other positive changes in one's life and other good habits. Executive summary: 1. Improved psychological resilience. 2. Enhanced physical endurance and strength. 3. Heightened focus on what matters, leading to time reallocation. 4. Increased social interaction, more friends, and more laughter...
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7 Types of Love from Ancient Greece You Need to Know Today
The information has been shamelessly borrowed from Ancient Greeks. I'm not the first one to write about this! However, I've sorted love by importance and added my comments to make this very complex material more digestible. Disclaimer: Let's start with some basics. Ancient Greece (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς) is the general name for the territories of city-states inhabited by ancient Greek tribes. Period: from the turn of the 3rd to the 2nd millennium BC (the emergence of the first state formations on the island of Crete)...
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Thoughts about Narrative Psychology
Our lives, in part, are a collection of stories. Stories we tell ourselves. Stories we repeat. We repeat them to ourselves multiple times and echo the stories of others. Our parents, friends, movies, books, colleagues, society, advertising – we repeat their stories too. It could be said that our life is a compilation of stories, just as our personality is made up of fragments of many introjects, the influence of many others...
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How I Was Scammed in Istanbul
It's great that Turkish Airlines automatically upgraded me to business class, with pleasant flight attendants, spacious seats, complimentary lemonade, and the opportunity to write this note. The day before yesterday, I flew from Houston to Minsk with a layover in Istanbul. I had to spend 20 hours between flights in the largest city in Europe (with 20 million people) with a rich history and culture. I was looking forward to it...
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My 10 rules for raising children
Disclaimer: All information is highly subjective, and I do not assume any legal responsibility for your actions. I cannot provide links to information sources. Have children. Exceptions: the sick, the elderly, and the ultra-poor. Regarding the ultra-poor, I'm not entirely sure, but extreme poverty is a vice, a collection of bad habits, and it's better not to perpetuate it. As for ordinary...
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If you think...
If you stop to think, life can sometimes seem quite absurd, especially if you're at an age where you haven't dedicated your entire life to a single pursuit. I'm sitting here on a Sunday, following tradition and planning my week. And 99.9% of the time, the thoughts in my head go something like, "Yes, everything's fine, and it should be this way - life is a struggle, there's no other way, you need to keep pumping...
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Viva Las Vegas
This note is being written from the Stratosphere, the tallest building in Las Vegas and the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States. The restaurant, situated at a height of 350 meters, can accommodate over 200 people, steadily rotates at an unknown speed to me, and is called the "Top of the World." It's not Mount Everest, but it's not very cold here, and it's completely calm. 60 seconds...
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Understanding time at 33 years old.
I feel like I'm starting to understand why some watch models are so expensive. But I adore my Fitbit for tracking my steps and showing me messages. However, some watch models are indeed quite pricey. Time flies, and we haven't invented a time machine yet. By the way, travel extends life. The secret lies in the quantity of emotions...
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