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The Ordinary Man
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1 day ago

I’ve bounced back before and I’ll bounce back again

Whenever I go through a tough moment I like to remember these words. In some situations, it seems like the sky is falling and your life is going to be ruined, but when you take a second to look back at what you’ve been through before, you see that you…

Resilience

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I’ve bounced back before and I’ll bounce back again
I’ve bounced back before and I’ll bounce back again
Resilience

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2 days ago

A list of all my jobs (I can remember) and why I left. Part 1

I’ve had a lot of jobs in my life, and I’ve quit almost all of them. I wanted to list out the jobs I’ve had and why I’ve left to see if there are any patterns, and there of course are. …

Work

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A list of all my jobs (I can remember) and why I left. Part 1
A list of all my jobs (I can remember) and why I left. Part 1
Work

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4 days ago

Taking inspiration from Gen Z

I found out recently that I am a Zillenial, which is someone who is in the last 3 years of Millenial before Gen Z starts. Although I don’t believe that we need more terms for when people are born, or terms for when people are born at all. …

Gen Z

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Taking inspiration from Gen Z
Taking inspiration from Gen Z
Gen Z

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5 days ago

I ended my relationship with my sister

Me and my sister used to spend a lot of time together for a spell as kids, but as we got older naturally we started to drift apart. …

Family

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I ended my relationship with my sister
I ended my relationship with my sister
Family

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Sep 24

Why introverted women are so sexy

When it comes to introverted women vs. extroverted women, for me, introverted women win by a mile. It might be because I’m an introvert too, but I think there is much more to it. I find introverted people in general easier to get along with and more rational. …

Dating

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Why introverted women are so sexy
Why introverted women are so sexy
Dating

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Sep 23

When privileged people talk to you about success

People of privilege please stop speaking to me about your successes. Your success often isn’t a big success, well sometimes it is, but you know what I mean. All you did was put some effort into life. …

Privilege

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When privileged people talk to you about success
When privileged people talk to you about success
Privilege

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Sep 22

Everyone is a fucking mentor now

Have you noticed? Have you noticed that there are so many mentors out there right now? Everyone is teaching people how to do shit, I didn’t know there were that many competent people out there. I don’t actually think there are. But when you look a little deeper, only slightly…

Mentorship

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Everyone is a fucking mentor now
Everyone is a fucking mentor now
Mentorship

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Sep 21

Is living in the here and now always the best option?

I am a person who definitely does not live in the here and now anymore. You can most likely find me living somewhere in the future as I’m always looking forward to getting out of my current situation. …

Life

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Is living in the here and now always the best option?
Is living in the here and now always the best option?
Life

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Sep 20

It’s not your work colleague's job to validate you as a person

In social situations you have to validate people, I understand that it’s part of a healthy social dynamic. Even though most people are incredibly unimpressive and interesting, you have to tell them they’re worthwhile. …

Workplace

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It’s not your work colleague's job to validate you as a person
It’s not your work colleague's job to validate you as a person
Workplace

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Sep 19

Being competitive is pretty pointless

As a person who likes sports and people who’ve achieved greatness, I do find it a bit weird that I find most competitiveness completely pointless. Most of the people I admire are competitive but I hate most of the competitive people I meet in my everyday life. Some competitiveness in…

Competition

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Being competitive is pretty pointless
Being competitive is pretty pointless
Competition

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