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What solitude can teach you about yourself
What if your greatest breakthroughs came during your quietest moments?
Mario Peshev
May 18, 2025
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3 Ideas for Better Habits
Boredom Sparks Change
Technology journalist Manoush Zomorodi on intentional disconnection.
“Boredom is both a warning that we are not doing what we want to be doing and a ‘push’ that motivates us to switch goals and projects.”
Work & Rest: Better Together
Author Alex Soojung-Kim Pang on the power of deliberate rest and its role in enhancing creativity and productivity.
“Rest is not work’s adversary. Rest is work’s partner. They complement and complete each other.”
Mastering Self-Awareness
Author Michael Harris on the transformative power of solitude in a crowded world.
“Reflecting on the day's events and your emotional responses helps build awareness and growth. Rather than reacting instinctively, you gain control over your actions and emotions.”
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Productivity Tools and Resources
A Googler’s Guide to Getting Things Done
Discover how Google’s productivity advisor Laura Mae Martin helps professionals declutter digital workspaces and focus on what matters by boosting digital habits.
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Explore how AI productivity tools are reshaping how we work and interact with information - can they really turbocharge your life?
What We're Reading
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Today I Learned: Asteroid Bennu samples contain building blocks of life. (Source)
Science: Researchers have found that wild orangutans vocalize with a layered complexity previously thought to be unique to human communication, suggesting a much older evolutionary origin. (Source)
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Resource Spotlight
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How Marketing Psychology Shapes Desire
If you’ve ever been drawn to a product because of its design or the buzz around it, you’ve experienced marketing psychology in action. Brands that utilize tactics such as scarcity, the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, and Gestalt principles often differentiate themselves from the competition.
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