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Apr 17, 2025

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How to live your best life 

How to live your best life

Many of us, going to work every day and working hard, find ourselves rolling our eyes whenever we hear "those" people saying "live your best life." We don't do it because we are unhappy with where we are both professionally and in general, or because we don't want to take the suggestion, but because it often seems like an unrealistic ideal and too vague. We think anyone saying that probably doesn't truly understand how the real world works. But are we just overthinking this, and is it that complicated to live a life that's fulfilling and meaningful? Do we have to make major changes in our lives to experience this?

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