Tag: PersonalDevelopment
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A Mind of One’s Own
“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” — Oscar Wilde We live in a world where our attention is continuously courted—by media, advertising and algorithms. In such a world, it becomes simple to avoid the work of developing our own mind and identity,…
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The Only Time That Matters
As the new year begins, I often notice friends, relatives, and colleagues setting new resolutions, most of them framed as time-bound commitments. Choosing to move one’s life in a positive direction is, of course, always worthwhile. Yet I have come to question whether binding our intentions too tightly to time actually serves us. Time-bound resolutions…
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Why Slowing Down Accelerates Growth
As we approach the end of the year, I am reminded of how easily we carry our pace straight into December. Even during the Holidays — a season traditionally meant for slowing down — many of us continue moving at the same rhythm we maintain all year. We rarely give ourselves the space to simply…
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The Trap of Comparison — and How to Rise Above It
In a world that moves fast and feels uncertain, this quote has become an anchor for me. Because we all have moments when we cannot see the end of the tunnel, or moments when we fall into the trap of comparing our journey to someone else’s. But we forget that our struggles are not signs…
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