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Reading Notebook #31: A Writer’s Appetite for Fame

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Reading Notebook #30: Existential Reasons for Procrastination

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The Pure Heart and Pure Superficiality of Social Media

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Reading Notebook #18: There’s More Bad Writing Than Ever

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Reading Notebook #17: Technology Brings Author Empowerment—Yet A New Struggle to Surpass Average

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Reading Notebook #16: Life Interferes With Work & Vice Versa

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Can Excellent Advice Make You Unhappy?

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Reading Notebook #12: Existential Angst at Work

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You Are Bad at Making Yourself Happy

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Reading Notebook #8: Another Secret to Success Is Confidence

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Reading Notebook #7: The Secret of Successful People (at Work)

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