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Why You Should Stop Setting Large Goals

By Dave Asprey — 2018

If you’re looking to make a lasting change, start small.

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The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It

Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, The Willpower Instinct explains exactly what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters.

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Kelly McGonigal
2013
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Matt Cutts: Try Something New for 30 Days

Is there something you’ve always meant to do, wanted to do, but just ... haven’t? Matt Cutts suggests: Try it for 30 days. This short, lighthearted talk offers a neat way to think about setting and achieving goals.

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2013
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The Secret to Self-Development and Changing Your Life | Motivational Video

In this video I share with you the secret to self-development and changing your life. Self-development is the only path to accelerating your growth and actualizing your potential as a human being.

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2018
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College Is Hard, But Nobody Talks About It

Hi, I’m Tiffany and I studied Computer Science and Classics at Stanford. This video was filmed a year before I graduated. Now I look back on this and see how much I’ve grown from the experience!

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2020
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My Story of Being Academically Dismissed from College

I’m sharing an experience where I was academically dismissed from college and how I turned it around.

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2015
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Academic Burnout and the Feeling of Inadequacy [College Student]

Many of my peers and I have been experiencing some more-intense-than-usual academic burnout—here to put my thoughts out there and hopefully help people feel less alone.

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2021
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Watch this When You’re Struggling with a Subject and Wanna Give Up.

School’s tough. You’re tougher. Struggle harder. Ask for help when you don’t understand. Most of all, don’t give up, friends!!

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2019
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How to Study with INTENSE Focus—7 Essential Tips

I’m not saying you’ll *never* sit distractedly at your study space looking at pictures of birds with arms after watching this video... but it’ll at least help. Here are 7 tips that’ll help you improve your ability to focus intensely on your work.

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2018
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Have you ever: • found yourself stretched too thin? • simultaneously felt overworked and underutilized? • felt busy but not productive? • felt like your time is constantly being hijacked by other people’s agendas? If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the...

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Greg McKeown
2025
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Actor explains the Importance of Focus in the Acting Industry

Actor Craig Frank explains the importance of focus within our work. Craig shares a story of an audition early on. He attributes the terrible audition to being focused on the pressure, rather than his objectives as the character. Craig teaches us that focus can be both positive and negative.

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2016
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