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Everything we know about work, self-improvement, and getting things done was written by privileged people and left out a lot of useful information. Here's the rest.

By Karla Starr · Launched 8 months ago
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“Just Do It” Doesn’t Work When You’re DepressedNo, New York Times, you can't self-discipline yourself out of depression
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Why Negative People Are So DrainingMove Over, Atomic Habits: Make Way for Quantum Leaps
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Why Bosses Don’t Realize How Awful It Is to Work in an OfficeOffices: great for managers, awful for everyone else
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A Zero Tolerance Policy for Unsolicited Advice Has Changed My LifeAccess to My Energy is a Privilege, Not a Place to Work Out Your Control Issues
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Sometimes You Legitimately Need to Tell People to Go to HellWhat the science of resilience looks like IRL
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Everything we know about work, self-improvement, and getting things done was written by privileged people and left out a lot of useful information. Here's the rest.
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