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Science

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Published in The Expat Chronicles

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The Identity-Shaking Experiences You Have While Living Abroad

Being an immigrant or expat will stretch your limits and sober your ego. — If you were offered a coveted job in your field, but it was in another country, would you accept? For me, the answer was a resounding “yes.” The excitement of obtaining your first job is euphoric. You know there will be challenges along the way, but you’re only focused on…

Culture

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The Identity-Shaking Experiences You Have While Living Abroad
The Identity-Shaking Experiences You Have While Living Abroad
Culture

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3 Profound Health Benefits of Deep Breathing and How to Achieve Them

How this seemingly automatic behaviour helps you control your mind — Small changes can lead to profound benefits and improvements. Likewise, they can also massively affect your negatively. You might automatically think of habits such as setting out your clothes the night before to prevent decision fatigue. You will notice a significant decrease in anxiety when you plan tomorrow’s tasks. But…

Psychology

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3 Profound Health Benefits of Deep Breathing and How to Achieve Them
3 Profound Health Benefits of Deep Breathing and How to Achieve Them
Psychology

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Published in Books Are Our Superpower

·Mar 10

Ditch the Self-Help Books and Dive Into These 4 Mind-Expanding Reads

These 4 books offer more wisdom than traditional self-help — Self-help books can only be so helpful. A lot of people have gone through a self-help book craze. After a while, though, you’ll notice they don’t offer a lot of new insights. …

Psychology

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Ditch the Self-Help Books and Dive Into These 4 Mind-Expanding Reads
Ditch the Self-Help Books and Dive Into These 4 Mind-Expanding Reads
Psychology

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Nov 27, 2022

If You Want Real Progress, You Can’t Believe the Lies You Tell Yourself Anymore

That feeling of confronting the unknown? That’s scarier than a devil you know. — What if your entire life was built on a lie? All of it. And I don’t just mean that story about your estranged Aunt Sally. Your birth, your name, and your role in their chess game. It could be more likely than you think, and Kalki from “Blue-Skinned Gods” shows…

Books

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If You Want Real Progress, You Can’t Believe the Lies You Tell Yourself Anymore
If You Want Real Progress, You Can’t Believe the Lies You Tell Yourself Anymore
Books

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Oct 13, 2022

To Conquer Life, First You Must Suffer

Valuable life lessons from ‘Siddhartha’ by Herman Hesse — Why would a king give up his throne? That’s precisely what Siddhartha’s father wondered when his son walked out on a wealthy lifestyle. This opening isn’t just the origin story of Buddhism, but of the character Siddhartha in Herman Hesse’s book. …

Books

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To Conquer Life, First You Must Suffer
To Conquer Life, First You Must Suffer
Books

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Oct 10, 2022

We Need More Stories like “Another Appalachia”

A 165-page memoir made me feel more seen than anything on social media. — Being Indian-American was 80% of my personality. Growing up in a place where most people don’t look like you, that part of your identity is magnified (for better or for worse). Fixating on differences is natural. Imagine my excitement — then subsequent disappointment — when I saw other South-Asian Americans…

Books

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We Need More Stories like “Another Appalachia”
We Need More Stories like “Another Appalachia”
Books

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Oct 10, 2022

Index: Book Reviews + Essays — Anu Kumar

All my stories inspired by books. — Reviews - Fiction - Nonfiction Essays Reviews Pieces mostly focused on the books themselves. Fiction Need a Great Dystopian Read? Try Books from This Author Here are 4 reasons why Marie Lu’s books are exceptional and addicting.baos.pub To Conquer Life, First You Must Suffer Valuable life lessons from ‘Siddhartha’ by Herman Hesseaneurokumar.medium.com If You Want Real Progress, You Can’t Believe the Lies You Tell Yourself Anymore That feeling of confronting the unknown? That’s scarier than a devil you know.aneurokumar.medium.com

Books

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Books

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Oct 7, 2022

3 Seemingly Harmless Behaviors that InhibitYour Financial Success

Break free if you want lasting change. — You’ve read all the financial books, but don’t have results. How many times have you been told that creating a budget, eating at home, and cancelling subscriptions is all you need to do to fix your finances? Most articles on popular financial advice don’t account for human psychology or specific…

Psychology

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3 Seemingly Harmless Behaviors that InhibitYour Financial Success
3 Seemingly Harmless Behaviors that InhibitYour Financial Success
Psychology

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Published in Practice in Public

·Sep 15, 2022

We’re in a Myth Retelling Renaissance — Here’s Why that Matters

“Story(re)telling” is not going away, and it shouldn’t. — “There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.” ― Willa Cather, O Pioneers! It’s true that nothing is original, especially now. Remixing and changing classical myths are inevitable, and have seen a recent boom. On…

Books

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We’re in a Myth Retelling Renaissance — Here’s Why that Matters
We’re in a Myth Retelling Renaissance — Here’s Why that Matters
Books

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Anu Kumar

Anu Kumar

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I write about books, culture, behaviors, and practical self improvement. Words + Fiction @ par-desi.com.

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