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How to Win the War When You’re Not the Smartest Person in the Room

How to Win the War When You’re Not the Smartest Person in the Room

Let me start with a confession: I am rarely the smartest person in the room. And the day I realized that was not a setback but a strategy? That’s the day life got…

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Your 20s and 30s Aren’t for Spending. They’re for Building.

Your 20s and 30s Aren’t for Spending. They’re for Building.

There’s a myth poisoning young adults, and it’s been engineered by marketers with PhDs in manipulation:Your 20s and 30s are for “living your best life.”Translation: spend money you don’t have to impress people…

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Stop Trying to Live Your “Best Life.” Build One Instead.

Stop Trying to Live Your “Best Life.” Build One Instead.

If you’re in your 20s or 30s, you’ve been sold a lie with the slickness of a Super Bowl ad: This is your decade to spend.Trips. Brunches. Upgrades. The “treat yourself” economy running…

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Barnett dismantles the myth of solitary success, providing a clear roadmap for leveraging the collective knowledge, experience, and creativity of others.

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