Ben Casnocha recently wrote a great article entitled, “Unconventional Lives and the Challenge of Loneliness”, where he discusses a common drawback to breaking free of the crowd: loneliness. Chris Guillebeau has posted similar observations about a life of constant world-travel at The Art of Nonconformity. Is loneliness just the price you need to pay for […]
The Reason People are Unhappy in Relationships
The reason people are unhappy in relationships is that we were never designed to be happy in relationships. Human beings, like all life, evolved for evolutionary fitness, not for romantic satisfaction. Therefore, a lot of dissatisfaction is the result of urges people have that they believe will make them happy, but in fact do the […]
How to Meet Interesting People
It’s important to meet like-minded people, who share your goals and can support you towards them. But what if everyone you know is, well… boring? A reader recently commented that most of the people he knows are boring. He found it difficult to connect when so many people lack ambitions, a passion for life or […]
How to Escape the Toxic Friends Holding You Back
Do you ever wish your friends and family were more supportive of your goals? I’ve received emails from many people who feel their social group is holding them back. Right when they want to improve their life in some way, their friends abandon them, reacting with hostility. I experienced this when I decided to switch […]