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2019
May 14May 14	#FakeFreedom
April 29Apr 29	The Paradox of Progress
April 29Apr 29	The Uncomfortable Truth
April 11Apr 11	5 Skills to Help You Develop Emotional Intelligence
March 14Mar 14	Is No One Safe from the Bullshit?
March 14Mar 14	“Who the Fuck Am I?”: The Ultimate Guide to Personal Values (Commentary )
February 18Feb 18	7 Strange Questions That Help You Find Your Life Purpose (Commentary )
February 8Feb 8	If Self-Discipline Feels Difficult, Then You’re Doing It Wrong
January 19Jan 19	What’s the Problem with Masculinity? (Commentary )
2018
December 31Dec 31	The 2018 End of Year Recap — Oh, and 63 Book Reviews
December 31Dec 31	5 Books That Explain Why It Seems the World Is So Fucked
November 19Nov 19	5 Principles for Making Better Life Decisions
October 16Oct 16	Why We Hold On to Bad Beliefs
October 16Oct 16	The Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Guide to Solving Relationship Problems
September 13Sep 13	Why Being an Asshole Can Be a Valuable Life Skill
August 16Aug 16	How I Ended Up Working with Will Smith
August 16Aug 16	The One Rule for Life
July 19Jul 19	Stop Trying to Change Yourself (Commentary )
June 7Jun 7	Why the Best Things in Life Are All Backwards (Commentary )
May 3May 3	Fuck Your Perfectionism
May 3May 3	The Three Levels of Self-Awareness (Commentary )
April 5Apr 5	On Rock Music and Writing: The Fight to Stay Creative in the Face of Success
April 5Apr 5	6 Things People Should Give Fewer Fucks About (Commentary )
March 14Mar 14	How to Find The Perfect Career
March 1Mar 1	How to Grow the Fuck Up: A Guide to Humans (Commentary )
February 14Feb 14	3 Terrible Reasons to Get Married (And 4 Really Good Ones)
January 25Jan 25	How to Let Go: Learning to Deal with Loss (Commentary )
2017
December 28Dec 28	My 10 Favorite Books of 2017
December 27Dec 27	5 Best Books for Dealing with Anxiety and Depression
November 30Nov 30	Why You Should Read Fiction
November 30Nov 30	Fuck Your Feelings
November 16Nov 16	10 Cool Things About the Brain and What It Means For You
November 16Nov 16	The Fear of Missing Out: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Instagram (Commentary )
October 26Oct 26	How to Grow from Your Pain (Commentary )
October 5Oct 5	3 Simple Ideas That Will Make You Smarter Than Most People
October 5Oct 5	The Real Value of Money (Commentary )
September 21Sep 21	When to Break Up With Someone and When to Stick It Out
September 14Sep 14	The Most Important Skill in Life
September 14Sep 14	Happiness Is Not Enough (Commentary )
September 1Sep 1	How to Get Over Someone and Move On with Your Life
August 18Aug 18	How to Become a Better Learner
August 17Aug 17	A Brief History of Romantic Love and Why It Kind of Sucks
July 20Jul 20	What’s the Point of Self-Improvement Anyway? (Commentary )
June 22Jun 22	What’s the Problem with Feminism? (Commentary )
June 1Jun 1	The Creative Advantages of Ignorance
May 12May 12	How To Be More Productive by Working Less (Commentary )
April 28Apr 28	The Paradox of Success
April 27Apr 27	The Surprising Benefits of Being (Slightly) Crazy (Commentary )
April 13Apr 13	Smartphones Are the New Cigarettes (Commentary )
March 31Mar 31	Further Reading and References for The Subtle Art
March 30Mar 30	Life Is a Video Game—Here Are the Cheat Codes
March 9Mar 9	Reflections on Aging
March 9Mar 9	The Meaning of Life Is a Ham Sandwich (Commentary )
February 23Feb 23	The World Is Fucked and I’m Pretty Sure It’s the Internet’s Fault (Commentary )
February 10Feb 10	The 5 Levels of Friendship
February 9Feb 9	The Disease of More (Commentary )
January 26Jan 26	The Responsibility/Fault Fallacy
January 19Jan 19	11 Shitty Things We All Do But Never Admit
2016
December 31Dec 31	The Most Important Year of My Life
December 15Dec 15	6 Books that Make You Less of a Horrible Person
December 9Dec 9	3 Unexpected Benefits of Marriage
December 8Dec 8	1,500 People Give All the Relationship Advice You’ll Ever Need (Commentary )
November 1Nov 1	The Real Cost of Freedom
October 27Oct 27	The American Dream Is Killing Us (Commentary )
October 20Oct 20	3 Important Life Skills Nobody Ever Taught You (Commentary )
August 26Aug 26	The Need to Always Prove Yourself in America
August 24Aug 24	The Feedback Loop from Hell
July 28Jul 28	Is It Just Me, Or Is the World Going Crazy? (Commentary )
July 18Jul 18	The Liberation of Not Knowing
June 30Jun 30	9 Steps to Hating Yourself a Little Less (Commentary )
June 16Jun 16	I, For One, Welcome Our AI Overlords (Commentary )
June 9Jun 9	The Future of Self (Commentary )
June 2Jun 2	Living In The Age of Outrage (Commentary )
May 19May 19	The Virtue of Doubt (Commentary )
May 5May 5	Why You Can’t Trust Yourself (Commentary )
March 31Mar 31	How Your Insecurity Is Bought and Sold (Commentary )
March 17Mar 17	Maybe You Don’t Know What Love Is (Commentary )
February 11Feb 11	An Open Letter To Brazil (Commentary )
January 28Jan 28	5 Massive Books that Are Worth Your Time
January 7Jan 7	Your Goals Are Overrated (Commentary )
2015
December 17Dec 17	Shut Up and Be Patient (Commentary )
November 23Nov 23	Why I Have a Potty Mouth (Commentary )
October 22Oct 22	Screw Finding Your Passion (Commentary )
September 17Sep 17	Romance Is Like Alcohol (Commentary )
August 20Aug 20	How to Start a Cult and Save the World (Commentary )
August 6Aug 6	How to Survive a Long Distance Relationship (Commentary )
July 20Jul 20	5 Things That Should Be Taught in Every School (Commentary )
July 12Jul 12	Everything You Wanted to Know about Procrastination but Were Too Lazy to Figure Out (Commentary )
June 18Jun 18	In Defense of Being Average (Commentary )
June 4Jun 4	The No-Bullshit Way to Find “The One”
May 21May 21	The Four Stages of Life (Commentary )
April 23Apr 23	Why People Cheat in Relationships (Commentary )
April 2Apr 2	7 Books that Will Change How You See The World
March 12Mar 12	The Confidence Conundrum (Commentary )
February 26Feb 26	The Staggering Bullshit of “The Secret” (Commentary )
January 8Jan 8	The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (Commentary )
2014
December 4Dec 4	In The Future, Our Attention Will Be Sold (Commentary )
November 6Nov 6	63 Steps to Survive The Worst Moments of Your Life (Commentary )
October 16Oct 16	How To Break Hearts and Risk Losing Everything (Commentary )
October 12Oct 12	Mark Goes to the Movies: Into the Wild
October 2Oct 2	No, You Can’t Have It All (Commentary )
September 3Sep 3	5 Life Lessons From 5 Years of Traveling the World
August 30Aug 30	Mark Goes to the Movies: American Beauty
August 28Aug 28	It’s Not All Your Parents’ Fault (Commentary )
August 6Aug 6	Your Next Big Life-Changing Breakthrough is Already Happening
July 3Jul 3	Love is Not Enough (Commentary )
May 27May 27	How We All Miss the Point on School Shootings (Commentary )
May 21May 21	The Four Engines that Accelerate Language and Life
May 8May 8	6 Healthy Relationship Habits Most People Think Are Toxic (Commentary )
April 23Apr 23	Why I Chose Who I Chose
April 22Apr 22	683 Ways to Fail to Get a Job Offer
March 20Mar 20	10 Life Lessons to Excel in Your 30s (Commentary )
March 6Mar 6	10 Life Lessons I Learned from Surviving My 20s (Commentary )
February 20Feb 20	The Hidden Costs of Happiness (Commentary )
February 13Feb 13	3 Simple Explanations for Why You’re Still Single (Commentary )
January 23Jan 23	A Brief History of Male/Female Relations (Commentary )
January 9Jan 9	How We Judge Others is How We Judge Ourselves (Commentary )
2013
December 11Dec 11	3 Things School Taught You Without You Even Realizing It (Commentary )
November 21Nov 21	Why I’m Wrong About Everything (And So Are You) (Commentary )
November 6Nov 6	The Most Important Question of Your Life (Commentary )
October 30Oct 30	9 Subtle Lies We All Tell Ourselves
October 10Oct 10	Stop Trying To Be Happy
October 2Oct 2	7 Things Sex Education Should Have Taught Us But Didn’t
September 19Sep 19	Find What You Love and Let It Kill You
September 5Sep 5	How Do You Measure Your Life?
August 29Aug 29	Winning the Mental Battle of Weight Loss: How One Man Lost 266 Pounds
August 22Aug 22	Being Special Isn’t So Special
August 15Aug 15	Why Everyone on the Internet Is an Asshole
August 8Aug 8	6 Toxic Relationship Habits Most People Think Are Normal
August 5Aug 5	The Rise of Fundamentalist Belief
July 29Jul 29	You Already Have Everything You Need
July 22Jul 22	Why Some Dreams Should Not Be Pursued
July 17Jul 17	12 Stupid Things People Care About Way Too Much
July 10Jul 10	The Dark Side of the Digital Nomad
July 8Jul 8	Fuck Yes or No (Commentary )
May 28May 28	Change Your Mind About Dating
May 22May 22	How to Read Faster and Retain More
May 16May 16	How Disney Ruined Sex For Everyone
April 23Apr 23	The Vulnerability Primer
April 16Apr 16	How Terrorism Works
April 11Apr 11	Sex and Our Psychological Needs
April 4Apr 4	The One Trait to Look For In A Partner
April 3Apr 3	How to Date an Emotionally Stable and Amazing Person
April 2Apr 2	Why Everyone You Date Is A Psycho
March 14Mar 14	5 Life Lessons I Learned From Playing Guitar
March 11Mar 11	33 Things Every Aspiring Entrepreneur Should Know
February 14Feb 14	How to Break Up Gracefully
February 11Feb 11	Why People Commit Suicide
February 6Feb 6	20 Paradoxes That Are True
January 21Jan 21	The Bad Acid Trip
January 17Jan 17	You’re Okay
January 14Jan 14	The Guide to Strong Boundaries
January 11Jan 11	“Check, Please” – A Short Story About Perspective
January 4Jan 4	The Dismal State of Flirting in English-Speaking Cultures
2012
December 28Dec 28	Vulnerability and Avoiding Manipulative Relationships
December 17Dec 17	Shut Up and Be Grateful
December 12Dec 12	5 Problems with the Self-Help Industry
December 7Dec 7	Your Two Minds
November 30Nov 30	How to 80/20 Your Life
November 9Nov 9	The Guide to Being Miserable
October 19Oct 19	The Borders of Sexual Harassment
October 8Oct 8	An Open Letter to My 18-Year-Old Self
September 19Sep 19	Wanderlust
September 3Sep 3	The Prime Belief
August 29Aug 29	The Theory of Meta-Awesomeness
August 20Aug 20	10 Reasons Why You Fail
August 13Aug 13	How to Make Your Own Luck
July 14Jul 14	How To Quit Your Day Job And Travel The World
July 10Jul 10	10 Things Most Americans Don’t Know About America (Commentary )
June 14Jun 14	Minimalism
June 11Jun 11	It’s Complicated: Why Relationships and Dating Can Be So Hard
June 4Jun 4	The Rise And Fall of Ken Wilber
May 24May 24	22 Tips For Learning A Foreign Language
May 14May 14	Diversify Your Identity
May 1May 1	Analysis Paralysis
April 26Apr 26	Evolution and Sexual Behavior
April 23Apr 23	Do You Need Therapy?
April 16Apr 16	The Ipanema Boardwalk
April 13Apr 13	Meditation: Why You Should Do It
April 9Apr 9	When The Fall Comes
March 28Mar 28	Are You An Emotional Vampire?
March 26Mar 26	Pornography Can Ruin Your Sex Life
February 21Feb 21	The Simple Joys are the Most Meaningful
2011
December 26Dec 26	The “Do Something” Principle
December 12Dec 12	Attachment Theory
December 6Dec 6	A Dust Over India
December 2Dec 2	Interviewing Like a Boss
November 28Nov 28	How I Quit Smoking For Good
November 17Nov 17	My Girlfriend Just Dumped Me
October 31Oct 31	Your Honest-to-God Guide to STDs
September 5Sep 5	The Levels of Eye Contact
August 20Aug 20	How to Give Advice Without Being a Condescending Asshole
July 7Jul 7	Power in Vulnerability
May 17May 17	Woman Lovers and Woman Haters (Commentary )
January 21Jan 21	The Three Loves Theory (Commentary )
2010
December 21Dec 21	The Wisdom of Surfing
December 17Dec 17	Compatibility and Chemistry in Relationships (Commentary )
September 19Sep 19	The Zen Dilemma (Commentary )
August 9Aug 9	This Is Water (Commentary )