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Pink elephant

The Pink Elephant Problem: Why Your Goals Don’t Stick

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Your brain can't act on "stop," which is why goals built around quitting fail. Here's what to focus on instead.
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Fear of aging

Fear of Aging: 10 Reasons I’m Not Freaking Out at 55

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After doing all this work, you're still stuck. Learn why insight can become its own avoidance strategy, and what to do instead.
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Rainbow Felt Board | Discernment

Be Careful, Little Mind: Discernment in a Season of Deception

The outrage machine hopes you're too busy to know the difference between conviction and manipulation. A Sunday School song has the plan.
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Staying stuck in a maze

The Smartest Way to Stay Stuck and Why It Feels Like Progress

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After doing all this work, you're still stuck. Learn why insight can become its own avoidance strategy, and what to do instead.
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The Dopamine Era: What Distraction Is Costing You

Part 3 — What You've Already Lost A few weeks ago, I had a…
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Slot machine number 7

The Dopamine Era: How the Attention Economy Actually Works On You

Part 2 — The Machine The algorithms aren't trying to inform…
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The Dopamine Era: How Your Brain, Body, and Spirit Got Hijacked

Part 1 — The Problem When I was a kid, I spent most of my…
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Knowing Why You’re Broken Doesn’t Fix You

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Excerpt from 31 Days of Faith-Building Moments

Excerpt: Your Calling Is Meant to Be Lived Not Found

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Goals vs. Values: Why the Cookies Keep Winning

Scrolling social media, you see the same pithy adages: be consistent,…
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