philosophyoflife
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Maybe You Should Try a Relationship With an Expiration Date
You meet someone while on vacation. Sparks fly. You know you’re not going to date forever, but you want to enjoy the time you have together: This is an example of expiration dating. In theory, it sounds pretty good — you both enter a consensual relationship knowing that it won’t last. But is it always…
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How Your Guilt Can Actually Help You
After making a mistake, feeling guilt is a good thing — it means you have empathy. Sometimes our guilt is self-imposed and unhelpful, like after you let yourself relax and subsequently don’t feel productive enough. Other times, guilt is a powerful motivator to do better going forward, like after you fail to make time for…