Tag: happy life

Warning: Are you running from the wrong thing? (I was.)

On By Cara Stein Posted in Following your Dreams, Managing your LifeTagged , 14 Comments
overcoming fear: standing on the edge of a cliff

I’m afraid of lots of things: car accidents, getting mugged, running out of money, being laughed at, getting rejected, failing. I’m kind of used to those fears. But this was something different.

Do Life Changing Experiences Really Exist? Three Reflections from a Month on a Bicycle

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Silhouette of a bicycle

A few months ago, my friend Ethan Waldman told me he was taking off work to go on a long bike tour of the Northwest. I’d call this a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, but Ethan is the kind of guy who will go on to have many more. Here’s his story.

Want to follow your dreams? Here’s what I’ve learned from an experimental year.

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Birds fly in front of a gorgeous sunrise

A lot of people are unsatisfied with their lives. The big question is: can we really change our lives, and will it really be any better if we do? Over the past year, my life has been a grand experiment to answer this question. Here’s what I’ve found.

You are being unrealistic. Tedium is part of adulthood.

On By Cara Stein Posted in Getting UnstuckTagged , 4 Comments
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We know nothing is likely to change unless we act… yet we keep putting it off. It’s too hard, too scary. Maybe tomorrow we’ll figure it out. That’s how it is when you’re stuck. If you wouldn’t want to live your last year as you are now, help is on the way.

What if you just did what you wanted?

On By Cara Stein Posted in Managing your LifeTagged , 8 Comments

Have you ever loved something so much, you let it take over your whole life? It’s a tricky balance: to be really great at something, you need to devote a ton of energy to it. But if you do too much, you burn yourself out. Where do you draw the line?