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Beat yesterday. A new Medium publication about personal development.
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Forge is here to examine and illuminate our constant struggle to get more done, invest in creativity and focus, and be happy doing it. We bring journalistic rigor and credible, peer-reviewed science to bear. We don’t use vague inspiration-speak or glibly suggest quick fixes to major personal problems. Medium is ad-free, and Forge will not peddle product recommendations or embed affiliate links. We provide a toolbox of research- and expert-backed strategies to be more productive, inspired, and whole, and mind-expanding ideas about how we humans are navigating this big, complicated world. You can email us at forge@medium.com.

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Indrani Sen
Editor of Forge, mom, gardener, cook. Formerly at Quartz.
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Thomas Page McBee
I write about the intersection of gender and culture. My most recent book is Amateur: A Reckoning with Gender, Identity, and Masculinity (Scribner).
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Cari Nazeer
Deputy editor, Forge @ Medium
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Sarah Begley
Deputy Editor, Books @ Medium.
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Sophia Smith
assistant editor @Medium, tweets @sophiuhcamille
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Malissa O'Donnell
Deputy Managing Editor @Medium. Twitter: @maosopera.
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Michelle Woo
Senior Platform Editor, Forge @ Medium. Previously: Lifehacker, Reddit
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Ross McCammon
Executive Editor, Forge/Medium and author of Works Well With Others https://bit.ly/2N1TWU6
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Jovanna Tosello
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Elizabeth Preston
Science and other sundries.
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Olga Mecking
Writer, journalist, and translator. Words at CNN, The Atlantic, National Geographic, and others. See my portfolio at: www.olgamecking.com
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Kristin Wong
Freelance writer, journalist, and author of Get Money: Live the Life You Want, Not Just the Life You Can Afford.
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Sara Benincasa
Comedian, author, writer for screens. My latest book is Real Artists Have Day Jobs http://www.SaraBenincasa.com
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Alexandra Samuel
Keynote speaker. Contributor to Wall Street Journal, HBR, JSTOR Daily. Author, Work Smarter with Social Media. Freelance data journalist and writer for hire.
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Leah Fessler
Journalism, VC, early-stage startups. Thinking about gender, equality, and pugs. Formerly at Quartz, Bridgewater Associates, Middlebury. Words matter in tech.
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Deanna Pai
Writer, editor, and West Coast-hater in New York.
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Susie Armitage
Writer, editor and audio producer. www.susie.space
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Erica Sweeney
Writer + Editor | Bylines: HuffPost, Teen Vogue, Men’s Health, MEL Magazine, CityLab, Realtor.com and more.
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Allie Volpe
Writes about culture + lifestyle for The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Playboy, The Cut, and more.
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Melody Wilding, LMSW
Executive coach for sensitive high-achievers. Professor. Get 3 strategies leaders @ Google & Facebook use to control stress melodywilding.com/guide
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Jon Marcus
Jon Marcus writes about education for The New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, and other U.S. and U.K. media outlets.
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Nora McInerny Purmort
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Emily Underwood
Freelance writer and contributing correspondent at Science magazine. Website: https://emily-underwood.com/
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Kate Morgan
Kate is a freelance journalist who’s been published by Popular Science, The Washington Post, USA Today, Slate, and many more. Read more at bykatemorgan.com.
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Manoush Zomorodi
Journalist + Hunter for Joy. Host of @ZigZagPod. Co-founder of @StableGP. Created @NotetoSelf. Wrote "Bored and Brilliant." Member of @Radiotopia + @Join_Civil.
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Caren Lissner
Journalist & author of nerdy novel CARRIE PILBY (film version‘s on Netflix). Finishing up offbeat memoir. Love dogs & puns. Read more: http://carenlissner.com.
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Sarah Treleaven
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Zulie Rane
Lover of writing, mother of cats, drinker of cheap red wine. She/her. Want to make money by writing on Medium? Get my starter kit here: tinyurl.com/y4c43ha7
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Lesley Alderman, LMSW
Psychotherapist. Writer. Yogi. www.lesleyalderman.com
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Brad Stulberg
Write and coach on health and human performance. Author of the new book THE PASSION PARADOX (https://t.co/mjijQQ3kvx) and bestselling PEAK PERFORMANCE
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Darius Foroux
I write about productivity, habits, decision making, and personal finance. My book, What It Takes To Be Free, is out now: https://dariusforoux.com/freedom
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Thierry Ascarez
Driven by curiosity, Entrepreneurial Adventurer, Author www.dadpreneurbook.com, Music Tech Executive www.musimap.com, Edtech Advisor www.edacy.com
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Yuval Noah Harari
Historian and bestselling author of Sapiens, Homo Deus and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century.
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Dan Lyons
Author of “Lab Rats: How Silicon Valley Made Work Miserable for the Rest of Us,” and “Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Startup Bubble.”
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Hillary Frank
Creator of the Longest Shortest Time podcast and author of Weird Parenting Wins
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Simon Doherty
London-based writer.
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Anna Goldfarb
Writes about relationships and pop psychology for The New York Times, Vice, and more. Author of “Clearly, I Didn’t Think This Through.” Lives in Philly.
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Srishti Mehrotra
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Felicia C. Sullivan
Published Novelist & Marketing Exec. I build brands & tell stories. Books: https://t.ly/JJl8V Newsletter: https://urlzs.com/8CLu Hire me: https://is.gd/uqGWX5
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Laura Barcella
Journalist. Author. Crime junkie. Cat lady. www.laurabarcella.com
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Louisa Chalmer
Chasing a dream.
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Virgie Tovar
Virgie Tovar is an author, activist and one of the nation’s leading experts and lecturers on weight-based discrimination and body image.
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Lauren Sieben
Writer in Milwaukee.
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Jessica Powell
Technophile, technophobe. Start-up founder. Former VP of Communications at Google. Fan of shochu and chocolate.
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Matt Tanner
Talent Strategy @Mailchimp. Previously HR @KingOfPops. Get my “52 Books to Boost Your Career” reading list here http://eepurl.com/dBP299
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Brianna Wiest
I write for people who are ready to transform their lives. I post every day here: instagram.com/briannawiest, and my books are available here: briannawiest.com.
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Ryan Holiday
Bestselling author of ‘Conspiracy,’ ‘Ego is the Enemy’ & ‘The Obstacle Is The Way’ http://amzn.to/24qKRWR
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Rae Nudson
A freelance writer based in Chicago with bylines at the Cut, Hazlitt, Paste Magazine, and more.
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Mark Starmach
Finding light on the dark side of life. Copywriter and Co-founder of Intangible Goods. www.markstarmach.com
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Niklas Göke
I write for dreamers, doers, and unbroken optimists. I’m also working on a book to help you live a balanced life: https://emptyyourcup.substack.com
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Cody Delistraty
A writer from the Pacific Northwest. Columnist at The Paris Review. Contributing writer at Frieze. Elsewhere, etc.
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Kelli María Korducki
Journalist and author of Hard to Do: The Surprising, Feminist History of Breaking Up
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Herbert Lui
Former staff writer for Lifehacker. Written for The Huffington Post, Quartz, and The Globe and Mail. http://herbertlui.net/ https://www.wondershuttle.com/
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Courtney Christine
Storyteller. Solo parent. Aspiring social worker. EXvangelical. Athlete. Artist. Lover of semicolons. Find me on FB @courtneycwrites
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Rebecca Fishbein
Rebecca Fishbein is a writer in Brooklyn & the author of GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO PEOPLE YOU HATE, out 10/15. Find her on Twitter at @bfishbfish.
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Michael Thompson
Co-creator of 2 little boys with my dream girl - career/communication coach seen in Fast Co. INC, Forbes, Crunchbase - reach out @ https://mikethompsonblog.com/
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Madison Malone Kircher
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Erin Lowry
Writer, speaker, and author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together and Broke Millennial Takes On Investing.
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Alex Whitcomb
Journalist, writer, bud. Vermont heart, San Francisco brain. Twitter: @AlexWhitcomb
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John Peabody
Creative strategist at The Atlantic. Freelance writer and photographer. Publishes the Hand & Eye. https://thehandandeye.substack.com/
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susan.speer
Communication & Brand Strategist, freelance writer. Clients pay me to do stuff. You get the loose change.
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Laura Vanderkam
Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management books including Off the Clock and 168 Hours. She blogs at LauraVanderkam.com.
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Gray Chapman
Freelance writer. www.graywrites.com
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John Zeratsky
Bestselling author of Make Time and Sprint. Helping you make time for what matters. maketime.blog
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Randall Munroe
Creator of xkcd | NYTimes Bestselling Author of WHAT IF? and HOW TO
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Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is professor of medicine emeritus and the founder of MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction).
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Clare Thorp
Writer and editor. Find me in Cosmopolitan, The Times, BBC Culture and others. clarethorp.com
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Susie Neilson
Science writer, Seattle native
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Muriel Vega
Tech writer + editor. Bylines at Medium, Patreon, The Bitter Southerner, The Washington Post, City Lab, VICE + more. Dreaming of tamales. www.murielvega.net
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Tasha Eurich
Organizational psychologist, researcher, New York Times best-selling author (New book: Insight).
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Tessa Love
writer. www.tessalove.com @tessamlove
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Chaunie Brusie
Writer specializing in health, parenting, medical, travel, and finance. https://chauniebrusie.com/
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Oset Babur
Digital editor @HarvardMagazine. More at www.osetbabur.com
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Margaret Morris
Margaret Morris is a psychologist, technology researcher and author of Left to Our Own Devices.
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Eileen Pollack
Eileen is the author, most recently, of A Perfect Life, The Bible of Dirty Jokes, and The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science Is Still a Boys’ Club.
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Brandy Jensen
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Jonathan Zenilman
Jonathan is an infectious diseases and public health physician in Baltimore, and has been on the faculty at Johns Hopkins since 1989.
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Eric Ravenscraft
Eric Ravenscraft is a freelance writer from Atlanta covering tech, media, and geek culture for Medium, The New York Times, and more.
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Leslie Kleinberg Zacks
Snarky with love. It’s cool- I’m not for everyone. twitter @lesliezacks
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Jake Knapp
Writer, designer, person. Author of SPRINT and MAKE TIME. More at jakeknapp.com.
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LeAnne Lagasse
Co-Owner of ROI Talent Development, a workplace consulting/training company, & COMS faculty at Texas Tech University. leanne@roitalentdev.com roitalentdev.com
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Jillian
🎨Designer/Illustrator/Maximalist💃🏻Pole Dance + Sensual Movement 👄Creator of Divine Mag, Sex Positivity + Pro Sex Work Advocate 🏝L.A. http://jillianadel.com
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Nicole Dieker
Writer, editor, teacher. Daily posts on the art and the finances of a creative career at nicoledieker.com.
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Anne Freier
Writer/editor focusing on science, psychology, the environment & technology. MRes Biomedical Research & MSc Neuroscience & Neuropsychology. afreier00@gmail.com
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Stephanie Buck
Writer, culture/history junkie ➕ founder of Soulbelly, multimedia keepsakes for preserving community history. soulbellystories.com
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Joe Keohane
Features Director // Medium
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Sophie Hannah
Internationally bestselling crime writer, and author of self-help book ‘How To Hold A Grudge’
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Markham Heid
Health and science writer.
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Mitch Horowitz
"Treats esoteric ideas & movements with an even-handed intellectual studiousness"-Washington Post | PEN Award-winning historian | Censored in China
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Steven Johnson
Writer. 11 books. (The latest: Farsighted: How We Make The Decisions That Matter The Most.) Host, How We Got To Now. Three kids, one wife. Marin/Brooklyn.
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Dan Dworkis, MD-PhD
Emergency Doctor. Applying knowledge under pressure. www.emergencymind.com/podcast
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Ashley Abramson
writer/hope evangelist/mom/purveyor of feelings.
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Rodrigo Lopez
Attorney turned entrepreneur.
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N.A. Turner
I write Black Mirror-esque short stories and share writing & freelancing tips. Amazon best-selling author. Free eBook with writing tips: bit.ly/TurnerMail
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Nate Richards
Translator for the human heart. Digital Content Creator. I write about life, leadership, and travel. Email List: https://mailchi.mp/2b5c65a76e7e/nate
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Lydiacarolinesmith
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Anna Peele
Anna is a writer in New York.
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Will Oremus
Senior Writer, OneZero, at Medium
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Jacqueline Detwiler
Jacqui is a writer whose work has appeared in Wired, Esquire, Men’s Health, and Best American Science and Nature Writing. She lives in Pennsylvania.
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Joe Procopio
I’m a multi-exit, multi-failure entrepreneur. Building Spiffy, sold Automated Insights, sold ExitEvent, built Intrepid Media. More about me at joeprocopio.com
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Stephen Moore
Founder, maker, writer & general creative. Get My Free 23 Page PDF Guide — ‘The Startup Checklist’ here 👉 http://eepurl.com/dchj6j
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Marie Forleo
I’m here to help you make a difference & be your happiest, wisest & most loving self. Want to be sure to reach me? Write info AT marieforleo DOT com XO.
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Heather Demetrios
Author, writing coach, editor, & mindfulness mentor. Novels include I’LL MEET YOU THERE & BAD ROMANCE. Snail mail aficionado. Tips @ heatherdemetrios.com
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Dawn Teh
Former psychologist writing about how we think, feel, connect and thrive. IG:@penned.copywrite
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Melissa Daimler
Systems Thinker & Doer. Writer. Advisor. Speaker. Contextualizer. Connector.
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Steve Bryant
Head of Content at Article Group, a creative marketing agency with a delightful newsletter // Sign up! articlegroup.com
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Herman Meeuwsen
Scrum master, Agilist, dad, husband, writer. By sharing my ideas and experiences I want to inspire others to keep on improving, be happy and enjoy the journey
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Angela Serratore
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Jordan Shapiro
Author of The New Childhood: Raising Kids to Thrive in a Connected World (TheNewChildhood.com) Twitter: @jordosh
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Shani Silver
NPR called me a humor essayist, let’s go with that. Author of Refinery29’s “Every Single Day” series, host of A Single Serving Podcast. shanisilver[at]gmail
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Maarten van Doorn
PhD candidate in philosophy. Reconsidering the obvious. Chasing interestingness. Get good ideas that make you think: maartenvandoorn.com
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The School of Life
A global organisation with a mission to help people lead more fulfilled lives.