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#845 Good escalator etiquette

September 26, 2025September 15, 2025 Neil Pasricha

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Between social media destroying our attention spans, AI companies trying to hook us on their slop, and the endless political insanity, one of the most radical things you can do right now is find a quiet corner and read a book.

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5 Mar

Self-help is dangerous precisely because it easily becomes self-fixation. A focus on improving the self usually first requires finding problems with the self. This is quite the pickle. In a society that rewards problem-solving, you can end up hallucinating or exaggerating unease

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4 Mar

Reminder!

Just 30 minutes of physical activity 3x a week makes us happier.

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Get up! Get moving.

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