Tag: personal growth
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The box theory and why it is bullshit
A few years back my high school had its 10 year reunion for the graduating class of 2014. I was travelling at the time so couldn’t attend. Speaking to friends who did go, one comment really stuck with me; they observed that people who attended the event were largely the same as they were 10…
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Thinking in another language
Talking in a foreign language is fantastic. It feels so gratifying to order food at a market in Italy or to ask how much something costs in Hungarian, rather than defaulting to Google Translate or playing charades with the confused-looking storeperson. Perhaps the most significant benefit to me, however, is not the saving of…