The Ultimate Guide to Storytelling

While this definition is pretty specific, stories actually resemble a variety of things. This graphic from ReferralCandy helps outline what stories and are not. Storytelling is an art form as old as time and has a place in every culture and society. Why?

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How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You) - Wait But Why

Hey readers! Quick note before we jump in: This is a post about something I've been wanting to write about forever: careers. Society tells us a lot of things about what we should want in a career and what the possibilities are-which is weird because I'm pretty sure society knows very little about any of this.

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What Does It Mean To Live A Balanced Life?

Balance is something that is often mentioned in personal development and well-being circles. It is said you should eat a balanced diet, live a balanced life and seek a good work/family balance. But what is balance? What does it mean to live a balanced life and why does balance seem like such an elusive concept?

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How to Answer an Unanswerable Question

You can still give an honest response.

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10 Interview Questions You’ll Get on Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence, or EQ, is one of the most in-demand skills in the workplace. Here’s how to answer questions about it—and demonstrate it—in a job interview.

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How to Gain Freedom from Your Thoughts

If you practice meditation, you probably spend a lot of time training your focus-on the breath, the body, or your wandering thoughts and feelings. But if you only train focus, you may be missing out on some profound benefits.

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7 strategies to help you live with uncertainty

We can learn to accept ambiguity, take care of ourselves, and figure out the kind of life we most want to lead, says Christine Carter.

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Seven Destructive Habits that Kill Solid Communication

Your partner drops the ball and forgets to pay rent on time. You're hit with a late fee. The practical thing to do? Come up with a solution so it doesn't happen again. But you're angry, so instead, you criticize your partner, and a fight erupts.

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7 Brutal Life Lessons Everyone Has to Learn Multiple Times

And how to make sure you only learn them once How many times does it take to learn the same lesson? Life is not a checklist. It is a practice. The thing with knowledge is that it can decay if left ignored - and that goes for anything.

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The Curse of Knowledge

The curse of knowledge is a cognitive bias that causes people to fail to account for the fact that others don't know the same things that they do. Essentially, this means that people who are more knowledgeable than others in some domain will generally struggle to act in a way which properly takes this difference in knowledge into account.

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The science behind why some of us are shy

To certain people, mingling at a party or talking to a crowded room is the stuff of nightmares. Why are some of us hardwired to be shy?

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The speed reading fallacy: the case for slow reading

Speed reading promises to help anyone read at speeds of above 1000 words per minute. Sounds fantastic. The problem? It’s completely bogus.

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Aristotle’s Modes Of Persuasion (Or Modes Of Appeal)

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How to Spot and Stop Manipulators

"There are those whose primary ability is to spin wheels of manipulation. It is their second skin and without these spinning wheels, they simply do not know how to function." ― C. JoyBell C. P sychological manipulation can be defined as the exercise of undue influence through mental distortion and emotional exploitation, with the intention to seize power, control, benefits, and privileges at the victim's expense.

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Don’t Let a Good Story Sell You on a Bad Idea

Heed these eight warning signs.

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The Chimp Paradox

Your inner Chimp can be your best friend or your worst enemy...this is the Chimp Paradox Do you sabotage your own happiness and success? Are you struggling to make sense of yourself? Do your emotions sometimes dictate your life? Dr. Steve Peters explains that we all have a being within our minds that can wreak havoc on every aspect of our lives—be it business or personal. He calls this being "the chimp," and it can work either for you or against you. The challenge comes when we try to tame the chimp, and persuade it to do our bidding. The Chimp Paradox contains an incredibly powerful mind management model that can help you be happier and healthier, increase your confidence, and become a more successful person. This book will help you to: —Recognize how your mind is working —Understand and manage your emotions and thoughts —Manage yourself and become the person you would like to be Dr. Peters explains the struggle that takes place within your mind and then shows you how to apply this understanding. Once you're armed with this new knowledge, you will be able to utilize your chimp for good, rather than letting your chimp run rampant with its own agenda.

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Practice These 5 Things to Communicate More Clearly

The winner in every business competition is always whoever communicates the most clearly. Whether you're dealing with employees, bosses, colleagues, or customers, your ability to get what you want hinges on how well you talk and write. With that in mind, here are five basic rules that apply to one-on-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many communications alike: 1.

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5 Truths You Must Accept Before You Can Grow

Ambitious people are a dime a dozen. Most people doubt themselves. All of us - in some shape or form - are stuck in la la land. One of the most difficult yet useful skills is the ability to balance...

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37 Disney Quotes That Will Inspire You to Remarkable Success

1. "Venture outside your comfort zone. The rewards are worth it." --Rapunzel ( Tangled) 2. "All it takes is faith and trust." -- Peter Pan ( Peter Pan) 3. "A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference." -- Eeyore ( Winnie the Pooh) 4.

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First Impressions: 8 Science Backed Strategies To Make a Lasting Impression

First impressions are everything. The science proves it: you only get one chance to make a good impression so you have to make it count. In this video, I want to teach you eight science-backed strategies to making an incredible, lasting, captivating first impression. How did I just do on mine?

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