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The Link Between Self-Reliance and Well-Being

By Arthur C. Brooks — 2021

Done right, individualism has tremendous benefits for our senses of competence, effectiveness, and life direction.

Read on www.theatlantic.com

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Opening Up by Writing It Down, Third Edition: How Expressive Writing Improves Health and Eases Emotional Pain

Expressing painful emotions is hard--yet it can actually improve our mental and physical health. This lucid, compassionate book has introduced tens of thousands of readers to expressive writing, a simple yet powerful self-help technique grounded in scientific research. Leading experts James W.

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James W. Pennebaker, Joshua M. Smyth
2016
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02 – Becoming an Idea Machine with Entrepreneur James Altucher

Amy talks to entrepreneur, best-selling author, and podcast host James Altucher about how to become better at generating new ideas in life.

Podcast
The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2020
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11 – Discover Your Creative Side with Latin Grammy Award-Winning Music Producer Motiff

When it comes to music, Motiff can do just about anything! He’s an artist, producer, DJ, and songwriter. But his rise to success wasn’t an easy one. And now he’s sharing what he learned about creativity, curiosity, and success.

Podcast
The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2020
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Out of Our Minds: The Power of Being Creative

Out of Our Minds explores creativity: its value in business, its ubiquity in children, its perceived absence in many adults, and the phenomenon through which it disappears―and offers a groundbreaking approach for getting it back.

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Ken Robinson
2025
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Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life

The New York Times bestselling author of The Element gives readers an inspirational and practical guide to self-improvement, happiness, creativity, and personal transformation. You, Your Child, and School is forthcoming from Viking.

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Ken Robinson, Lou Aronica
2025
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Meditations: Creative Visualization and Meditation Exercises to Enrich Your Life

First published in 1991, this new edition is twice as long and includes all the original meditations, as well as those from more recent works that focus on intuition and prosperity.

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Shakti Gawain
2002
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The Imaginary: A Phenomenological Psychology of the Imagination

A cornerstone of Sartre’s philosophy, The Imaginary was first published in 1940. Sartre had become acquainted with the philosophy of Edmund Husserl in Berlin and was fascinated by his idea of the 'intentionality of consciousness' as a key to the puzzle of existence.

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Jean-Paul Sartre
2025
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Marcus Aurelius: How to Wake Up Early (Stoicism)

In this video we will be talking about 10 important insights for waking up early from the writings of Marcus Aurelius. He was also a devout student of the philosophy of Stoicism.

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Marcus Aurelius
2019
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Mihály Csíkszentmihályi: Flow, Creativity & the Evolving Self - Thinking Allowed DVD W/ Mishlove

In Part 1 of this three-part program, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi discusses the results of over thirty years researching the lives of highly creative individuals.

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Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
2010
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Living in Flow—the Secret of Happiness with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi at Happiness & Its Causes 2014

• What really makes us glad to be alive? • What are the inner experiences that make life worthwhile? • When do we experience ‘flow’ – a state of joy, creativity and total involvement? • What does the research show about the beneficial effects of ‘flow’ on our happiness and...

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Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
2014
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