Brianna Weist
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Repost: How Many Celebrity Tragedies Before We Understand That Fame And Money Don’t Mean Happiness?
There are many conversations to be had in the wake of Robin Williams’ death. About the perils of depression; the silent weight of scrutiny that’s internalized when we treat famous people like characters, not humans; and the love a generation could have for a man, though we hadn’t taken a moment to discuss him until… Read more
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Don’t Wait To Be Inspired, Don’t Only Act On Passion
The feeling of being “inspired” is very often just finding something brilliant, and trying to emulate it. The rush and desire makes us manic and driven because we think we are actively becoming greater than ourselves. We find something we perceive as so great, we want others to perceive us – our take, our idea,… Read more
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Things I Am Grateful For Today (And Always)
1. That humans are a self-healing species. 2. The infinitude of people wiser and more talented than I, because of whom I will always be able to learn more, see differently, understand better, and generally be entertained. 3. That anytime something hasn’t worked out the way I wanted it to initially, something better did. Always.… Read more
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Watch: Why Women Are More Anxious Than Men
By: Brianna Weist I recently watched (and some of you may be familiar with) a set of social experiments in which a group of men and then a group of women agreed to go on a date with a person they met on Tinder – a model, who would be in a fat suit when… Read more
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The Inherent Meditation Of Creativity
Being creative is as innate to being human as eating, talking, walking and thinking is. It has always been a process we naturally prioritize; our ancestors somehow found time to carve their images and stories on cave walls. But we’ve mistakenly grown to regard it as some form of luxury – you’re lucky if you… Read more
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What If We Saw Souls Instead Of Bodies?
If we could see souls instead of bodies, what would be beautiful? What is the first thing people would know about you? What would you be most afraid of them seeing? Who would you impress? Who would you love? What would you adjust as you walked past the mirror? What kind of work would you… Read more
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Ways To Stop Worrying About How Your Life Looks And Start Focusing On How It Feels
1. Count how many times you’ve really been happy after you got something you thought you wanted. What happened after you got the relationship you were lusting after? What happened after you got that job? What happened when you made more money? Chances are, things were different, but proportionately good and bad. 2. Make a… Read more
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The Only Problem With Your Life Is The Way You Think About It
1. You generally spend more time thinking about your life than you do actually living it. You spend more time dissecting problems than you do coming to solutions, more time daydreaming than you do asking yourself what those thoughts indicate is lacking or missing in your waking life, or coming up with new solutions as… Read more
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Things That Occur When You Love What You Do But You Don’t Live To Work
It was a long holiday this week celebrating Sallah for my Muslim brethren in my country and the world. When the federal government decides to give everyone a big break. In the space of the break, I became lazy to write anything, even thinking of what to write became a problem. But I got motivated… Read more
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Repost: 15 Signs The Only Problem With Your Life Is The Way You Think About It
1. You generally spend more time thinking about your life than you do actually living it. You spend more time dissecting problems than you do coming to solutions, more time daydreaming than you do asking yourself what those thoughts indicate is lacking or missing in your waking life, or coming up with new solutions as… Read more
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16 Ways To Stop Worrying About How Your Life Looks And Start Focusing On How It Feels
Originally from Brianna Weist 1. Count how many times you’ve really been happy after you got something you thought you wanted. What happened after you got the relationship you were lusting after? What happened after you got that job? What happened when you made more money? Chances are, things were different, but proportionately good and… Read more
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Repost: 8 Reasons It’s So Hard To Be Genuine In A Society That’s Uncomfortable With Radical Honesty
After getting in touch with one of my great writers “Brianna Weist” I decided to repost one of her greatest write up. 1. If society had a mantra, it would be: “Be yourself… No, not like that!” We encourage people to be their authentic selves, and at the same time, we are even more adamant… Read more
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Ways To Be Successful Aside Being Great At Your Job
Right now, it seems the only noble or worthwhile thing to do is to become an entrepreneur, a leader, a creative professional, or at least the most valuable person in the room. The problem is that not everybody is suited to do these things, and even fewer actually want to. But when we use our… Read more
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Signs You’ve Evolved More Than You Give Yourself Credit For
It’s hard to see how far along the path you’ve come while you’re so focused on taking each step – so to say. You’ve probably had the experience of a third party commenting on how much you’ve changed but barely being able to realize only because you’re with yourself each day. This is normal, but… Read more
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Reasons You Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Ruthlessly Edit Your Life
People are very judgmental of those who like to “edit” their lives. They accuse them of not being happy in the moment, never being satisfied, being flighty, and so on. While it’s not to say that any one of those things is untrue – it is to say that everybody should take it upon themselves… Read more
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