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The Best Way to Follow Your Dreams Is Keeping Your Day Job
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The Original Natural Remedy for Burnout: Nature
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Mar. 27, 2017
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Oct. 25, 2016
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It’s about the process, not the results.
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The willpower developed through exercise may be transferrable.
June 29, 2016
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The biggest benefit might be that it teaches people to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.
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How Exercise Shapes You, Far Beyond the Gym
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