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    Soul: Do We Really Need to Find Our Purpose?

    March 18, 2026 /

    We often ask ourselves a familiar question: What is my purpose? But Soul nudges us toward a different one: Are you actually living the life in front of you?

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    The Min/Max Trap: Why I’m Learning to Play Life Sub-Optimally

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    If life came with a cheat sheet - a definitive walkthrough showing the optimal setup for happiness, career, and even how to spend a Friday evening. Would you use it?

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    About Time: Why Growing Up is Something Even Superpowers Can’t Fix

    March 2, 2026 /

    You cannot perfect life without reshaping it. And growing up begins when you realise perfection is not the goal. And even superpowers can’t exempt you from becoming an adult...

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    When Was the Last Time You Were Truly Happy? Rethinking Happiness in Adulthood

    February 24, 2026 /

    For me, my mind usually drifts back to Saturday mornings in my 20s. I might not have had any real plans yet, but even the air felt brighter somehow. Back then, 48 hours did not feel like “remaining free time”. It felt like life opening outward again...

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