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The “Number Go Up” syndrome

Raise your hand if you hate seeing these things go down?

• Net worth
• Sleep score
• Profit margins
• Follower count
• Gross domestic product
• Number of hairs on your head

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Here’s some bad news, they don’t always go up.

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Here are this week's top reads:

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Are we too impatient to be intelligent?

14 minutes | Behavioral Scientist

Faster is always better, right? We live in a world of same-day Amazon delivery and Instacart’ing a roll of toilet paper. But deep in our bones, we know that our obsession with saving time has unintended consequences. And we are all craving some deliberate slowness.

→ Read the article​

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Is contentment an underrated goal in life?

5 minutes | Greater Good Magazine

When we think of positive emotions, happiness, pride and joy come to mind. But what about their calmer sibling — contentment? Research shows that despite contentment being a lower-activating emotion, it yields superpowers such as self-acceptance, positive relationships and life satisfaction.

→ Read the article​

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I was a binge drinker. This is how I stopped.

5 minutes | Wall Street Journal

Sipping on a glass of wine at the end of a long day seems like harmless self-care—doctor’s orders, even. But at what point does it become a cry for help? A WSJ columnist opens up about her journey in finding solace in recovery groups, building healthier coping skills and emerging from the tunnel of addiction.

→ Read the article​

This Week on The Examined Life Podcast

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This week's episode: Is Khe a dilettante?​

Below the Fold
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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​Why I blew up my Wall Street career (RadReads, 724 clicks)
• ​The low stability of high income (Of Dollars and Data, 380 clicks)

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And finally, celebrating 24 years of Craig David’s album Born to Do It.

With gratitude,

Khe

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