Somewhat ironically, taking advice from a divorce lawyer could prove to be useful in avoiding divorce. James Sexton is a divorce lawyer in the United States who operates out of New York who charges $750/hour. He himself has also been married and divorced previously, with an amicable co-parenting setup for his two children. His parents […]
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According to Abigail, despite the popularity of therapy, she is a firm believer that therapy overall is not effective and people are better off without therapy. This is pretty controversial considering how popular therapy is and how widespread it is, with an estimated 37% of millennials having gone to therapy at one point in time.
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7 types of people to avoid in life Certain people you meet in life should be in your life for the rest of your life. But other people are not as good. Some people I met in life and I realized in hindsight that the conversation should have ended at “Hello” with nothing more said
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Life, wealth, and values according to Chamath, an early executive at Facebook turned angel investor and former Golden State Warriors minority owner. -be emotionally rich and available -be coherent and honest with other people -take the advice of others but carefully consider how it applies to you -family, health, knowledge. Next are work, money, friendships
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Jordan Peterson has now become a successful Canadian sensation, with his YouTube videos of his psychology lectures at the University of Toronto taking off. He is also the author of multiple books, including Twelve Rules for Life; An Antidote to Chaos, and Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life. He’s an old-school, conservative who says
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Jack Ma is one of the greatest Chinese entrepreneurs to have ever lived, having founded Alibaba in 1999. It’s been said that he has great charisma, drawing the Chinese towards him as a leader. He’s given some interesting advice not just on business but on life in general, some of which I still remember to
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Gary Vaynerchuk is a US businessman, speaker, author, angel investor. Ethnically Russian Jewish, he has given a lot of advice on the internet over time and has some very specific advice for the new up and comers. -use your leverage wisely. Many people end up squandering it to those who have no leverage and end
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Ben Horowitz is the cofounder of the VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). He has also founded a previous start in Opsware which was acquired by HP in 2007, and has published multiple books. He’s given a few talks over the years in investing, business, and culture, some of the nuggets of wisdom are gathered here.
Alain de Botton has been the main voice of the YouTube channel The School of Life narrating most of the videos produced from the channel. The channel focuses on emotional life ranging on topics from self-understanding, calm, and emotional maturity. I’m a subscriber myself and will watch some of the videos on and off. He’s
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Chris Voss is a former FBI hostage investigator and has also written the book Never split the difference amongst others. He shares his notes on how to negotiate and his findings on what people are like. -a calm voice to be calm and calm the other person; low frequency -anger can pull out of sadness;
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