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Are you afraid you’ll look silly if you make a mistake? How can being wrong actually be a good thing? In The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Mark Manson writes about the benefits of being wrong. He says that being wrong allows you to grow from your mistakes and instead of always trying to be right, we should be striving to be less wrong than we were yesterday. Keep reading to learn why it’s okay to be wrong.
What was surviving a plague like for Matilda in Fever 1793? What caused the end of the yellow fever outbreak? Yellow fever is spread through mosquito bites, so when the first frost-covered Philadelphia in Fever 1793 and killed the insects, Matilda knew she had survived the plague. The question, then, was what to do now that it was over. Keep reading to learn what Matilda did after surviving the plague in Fever 1793.
Why do men avoid marriage? How can you turn your boyfriend into your husband? If you’re in a committed relationship, then the next obvious step is marriage. However, Steve Harvey explains in his book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man that even committed men avoid marriage because it means changing their way of life and officially taking them off the market. To avoid this, Harvey says you should set the expectation early in a relationship. Continue on to learn more about men and marriage, according to Steve Harvey.
Are you trying to figure out what God’s plan for your life is? How can you work to become love? According to Bob Goss in Everybody, Always, God knows that you won’t always know how to act or what to do, but he loves you anyway and he wants you to love others. God only has one mission for you and that’s to love the people who are in front of you. Keep reading to learn what God’s plans for your life are.
Do you ever wonder what men think about? What are the three things men need to figure out in order to feel like a man? Why do men feel the need to be the best? In his book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve Harvey reveals the secrets of what men think. Harvey wants to help women understand what motivates a man to act the way he does so she can navigate the relationship better. Continue on to learn Steve Harvey’s insight into what men think.
What is direct learning? How can learning directly produce long-lasting results? How does direct learning affect knowledge transfer? Direct learning is an idea that says you learn best when you practice a skill in the environment that you will use it in. Many people avoid direct learning because it pushes you out of your comfort zone and it takes more effort than traditional learning methods. Keep reading to learn how direct learning can help you learn faster and retain more information.
According to Bob Goff, why is it so important to have childlike faith? What did God tell his disciples about becoming childlike? In his book Everybody, Always, Bob Goff talks about the importance of approaching life with childlike faith. He says that when you are more open to new things, you will no longer feel fear. Keep reading to hear Bob Goff’s personal experience with childlike faith.
What are the nine stages of company growth? Why is it so important to change your management style as your company grows? When a company grows, you must change the management approach because what worked when you had ten employees will cause chaos when you have a thousand employees. The book Blitzscaling details the nine stages of company growth, from starting out to hiring executives. Keep reading to learn about the nine key stages of company growth.
Why is Bush Hill important in Fever 1793? How did Bush Hill change from when Matilda remembered it? In Fever 1793, Bush Hill was a dangerous place that was purchased by a rich businessman and converted into a hospital for those sick with yellow fever. Matilda had to spend time there with her grandfather while recovering from yellow fever. Continue reading to learn what Bush Hill was like in Fever 1793.
Why does accepting responsibility make you happier? Well, if somebody forced you to run 25 miles, would you be upset about it? What if you decided to run 25 miles for a marathon, would you feel accomplished? Accepting responsibility makes all the difference when it comes to being happy. You can’t always control what happens to you, but you can control how you respond. Continue reading to learn how powerful accepting responsibility can be.