Building confidence is a lifelong pursuit that is often mischaracterized as something you can permanently achieve. In popular media, any discussion of self-improvement implies a conversion from one state of being to another, as if “becoming confident” is akin to graduating with a degree. One day, with enough hard work, you’ll miraculously wake up as […]
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5 Ways to Improve Self Control
Self control is a slippery term that often creeps back into conversation around the New Year. Food is often the subject of much of this kind of conversation, in which people find themselves chocking up their bad habits to “a lack of self discipline” or “impulse issues” that often seem out of their control. While […]
Watch Barack Obama Call Out “Woke” Culture: “That’s Not Activism”
Barack Obama recently sat down with actress and activist Yara Shahidi to discuss “woke culture” and activism in the age of social media. The conversation below took place at the 2019 Obama Foundation Summit on Tuesday. In a particularly candid moment, the 44th President spoke out against the pernicious “call out culture” that has taken […]
A Healing Way to Think About Grief
The following idea isn’t super helpful when you’re newly dealing with grief– when the pain is fresh, and you can still feel yourself sinking. This idea is too abstract for those difficult moments. But, once the dust settles, when you are reflecting back and still struggling to pull yourself up out of the weeds, it […]