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Turning Left- Why it’s Worth Pursuing the Lonely Path of An Unconventional Lifestyle
When you live an unconventional lifestyle, such as minimalism, the journey can be a lonely one, particularly if nobody around you understands. This goes for anything, whether it’s quitting your job to run your own business, quitting alcohol, getting up at 5am every morning to write, or spending hours sketching and painting when you could be doing any other number of fun, distracting things. It’s easy to find an online community, but as far as your life beyond the screen goes, you’ll often find that you’re pretty much on your own because 99% of people choose the easiest or well-trodden way most of the time. It’s too scary to go…
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Is It Really You? – The Masks We Wear and 10 Questions You Can Ask Yourself
All of us wear masks. The professional self we use at work, or to talk with our clients. The sweet-talking parent we use with our three year old The always dependable friend who’s everyone’s support post The perfect self-help guru who needs to set an example The sensible teacher The brand-name rich guy The party-goer A mask is something we wear to suit the situation we’re in and it’s natural to switch from one to the other depending on the situation. For example, the professional CEO would , perhaps, switch to family mode when getting home. The sweet-talking parent might become foul mouthed in front of friends, once the child…