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June 4, 2026May 27, 2026 Neil Pasricha

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Neil Pasricha @neilpasricha ·
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Books are the single greatest form of compressed wisdom we’ve ever created.

They take us places otherwise inaccessible and offer us springboards into wider emotions, deeper wisdom, and more intentional lives.

Let’s keep turning the page together.

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Ever catch yourself replaying an awkward conversation from three days ago? Or worrying about a conversation that hasn't even happened yet?

Why do our brains do this? And how do we get them to stop?

I sat down with psychologist and bestselling author @ethan_kross to talk about

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13 Aug 2020

The problem isn’t that we have negative thoughts in our brain.

The problem is that we think we shouldn’t have negative thoughts.

It’s okay. Keep moving.

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“We don’t see things as they are. We see them as we are.”
— Anaïs Nin

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