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Reporting Live from an OverExamined Life

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It’s all here, with nothing held back. The only way to learn is to examine the wreckage, so to speak, and I love doing that.

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Who Can You Trust? How to Make Better Choices When Your Money Is On the Line

By Scott Weigle | OverExamined Life

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Why do we quickly give our trust to people, companies or products on a hunch? How to stop this perilous instinct when important decisions are on the line.

Why It’s So Hard to Achieve Ultimate Happiness, and Why It Doesn’t Matter

By Scott Weigle | OverExamined Life

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How I figured out that happiness is overrated, eliminated the negatives, magnified the positives and achieved true satisfaction… and the steps that you can follow to do the same.

Quit Stalling on Your Life: How to Turn Procrastination Against Itself to Get Important Stuff Done

By Scott Weigle | OverExamined Life

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I’m a reformed, not cured, procrastinator. How I learned to use procrastination to get the important work done and to accomplish big goals in my life.

Quit Stalling on Your Life: The Real Reasons you Procrastinate and How to Overcome It

By Scott Weigle | OverExamined Life

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How can an entire world of humans know that important things need to get done, then willfully turn away and do non-important things? Here’s why we do it.

How Other People’s Deadlines are Crushing You and What to Do about It

By Scott Weigle | OverExamined Life

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Are deadlines from bosses, friends and family crushing the air out of you? Say “enough!” and take back your own time. How to do it now and make it stick.

OCD: My Amazing Superpower that Threatens to Destroy Me

By Scott Weigle | OverExamined Life

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The ability to pay obsessive-compulsive attention to details has brought me more success and mental anguish than any other personality trait. My owner’s guide to OCD.

Overcoming Sadness to Honor the Memory of Your Favorite Pet

By Scott Weigle | OverExamined Life

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A life – even a pet’s life – grieved too long is a life with the meaning removed. The love and lasting gifts of Sadie, the best dog in the entire world. Your pet has the same lessons to teach, and you deserve memories of joy, not sorrow.

Always Hungry, Never Full: Winning My Battle with Binge Eating

By Scott Weigle | OverExamined Life

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No off switch for eating. Never full. Eating always makes me hungrier. How I win my constant battle with bingeing, self-disgust and weight gain.

You’re Great at Your Job. Which is Why Your Boss and Coworkers Are Slowly Killing You

By Scott Weigle | OverExamined Life

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If you’re great at your job, then it’s very likely that you are slowly dying from working harder than your team. How to take stock and restart your work life.

How I Win My Daily Struggle with Depression: Finding Triggers, Help and Self-Acceptance

By Scott Weigle | OverExamined Life

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For decades, I suffered from depression without realizing it. How to better understand your symptoms, identify triggers and get the help you need.

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