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Elegant & curated articles by Omar M Almahmoud, selected from his daily writings and reading list in life, business and self improvement. All republished articles are owned by their original authors. The articles are reblogged here under Fair Use for educational and non commercial purposes.

Self Development

How Learned Optimism Can Improve Your Life

Learned optimism involves developing the ability to view the world from a positive point of view. It is often contrasted with learned helplessness. By challenging negative self-talk and replacing pessimistic thoughts with more positive ones, people can learn how to become more optimistic. Benefits There are a number of benefits to becoming a more optimistic person. Some of the many advantages of optimism that researchers have discovered include: Better health

How To Become Ridiculously Self-Aware In 20 Minutes

Self-awareness is touted by self-help gurus like Gary Vaynerchuk as one of the MOST IMPORTANT traits to have for success. Why does journaling increase self-awareness? Like I said before — letting thoughts run through our mind is one thing, but recording them is like stepping in wet concrete. The outline of our foot is now there forever. After one month of journaling, I stopped getting angry at people. After three

How to Lead an Interesting Life and Still Get Stuff Done | Scott H Young

Is it possible to spend your life having adventures, but still make meaningful accomplishments? The answer to this question matters to me because, like many of you, Iā€™d like to have both. The challenge is that most advice-givers put the two in either-or categories. Being good requires focus, perhaps decades of it. The world tends to rewards people with painstakingly developed talent, not perpetual dabblers. But while Iā€™d like to