If you take them somewhere, you’ll have a movement — You’ve always known you were born to be a leader. That’s confidence, and that’s good, but it’s insufficient. You won’t be much of a leader until you have at least a few followers. You could try leading yourself, but that’s boss-level stuff. You’re better off starting with followers. You’ll know…

How to cut loose ties, defenestrate bullies, and cultivate the social life you want — It can be hard to make new friends as an adult. Perhaps you spend too much time at work or on your phone, or you’re recently divorced, or your social skills atrophied during the grinding trauma of the COVID-19 years, or you struggle with depression…

True love is once in a lifetime — and that’s more than enough — Falling in love is an essential part of the human experience. It’s the emotional motherlode, a fireworks display of feelings in every color of a box of crayons bigger than the sky. It begins with a soaring sense of optimism and jaunty joie de vivre. It helps us learn who…

Read it, live it, do it — The following article contains all the life advice you’ll ever need. When you finish reading it, you’ll be ready for anything life has to throw at you and you won’t have to read any more articles. Know yourself You have to spend a lot of time in your own company, so it’s…

When trust is a bust, mistrust is a must — Don’t trust anyone. People are terrible. If you know anything about them, it’s that. They’ll never treat you well unless you treat them abysmally, which, on an unconscious level, they know they deserve. Life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short. You should be at least two of those things…

At least three — not including suicide — Give yourself some options. Not too many, but enough. If you only have one or two, they’re both garbage. You need at least three. Not including suicide. Scarcity is dangerous. Don’t get stuck in a cul-de-sac. If you are, get out more. Go downtown. Or leave…

How a controversial 19th Century German philosopher can help you recapture your innate need to succeed — You’re afraid of your power. The evolutionary mismatch of modern capitalist society has afflicted you with a sense of learned helplessness that leaves you easily duped and perpetually frustrated and unsatisfied. You’ve been told to be less selfish, but is it possible that reclaiming your agency, stepping into your power…

Turn one of the most agonizing moments of your life into one of the most side-splitting — Divorce is awesome, but you have to work for it. Asking for a divorce can be one of the most frightening and painful conversations you’ll ever have. It can also be one of the funniest. When done right, divorce is a showstopper — so use these tips to ask for…

That time a bunch of strangers told me to kill myself for telling them not to kill themselves — As the weeks dragged on, the comments kept coming. “This is complete bullshit. I was looking for legitimate ways to kill myself and you give me this hippie ‘OH you’re worth something’ bullshit. I just want to die I didn’t ask if I matter because I don’t care. Like honestly…