July 30, 2025: Why Lifelong Learning Feeds the Soul
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📚 3 Good Recommendations
Why Lifelong Learning Feeds the Soul
by Susanna Newsonen (3 mins)
- Summary: Lifelong learning taps our natural drive for growth; positive‑psychology research shows that continually stretching your mind boosts happiness, engagement, and meaning.
- Ideal for: Curious professionals, students, and anyone eager to keep evolving personally and intellectually.
- Why It’s Worth Your Time: Delivers science‑backed reasons plus actionable tips—schedule daily learning, follow your curiosity, mix study with experience, join learning communities, and journal progress—to make growth a lasting, soul‑nourishing habit.
What You’re Really Working Toward
by Jason Feifer (4 mins)
- Summary: Entrepreneur editor‑in‑chief Jason Feifer argues that people don’t crave discrete achievements but rather a sustainable “state of being” — the feeling you want to experience every day. By identifying that emotional environment first, you can choose projects and relationships that maintain it instead of chasing ever‑shifting milestones.
- Ideal for: High‑achievers who keep hitting targets yet feel unsettled.
- Why It’s Worth Your Time: Gives a clear filter to align projects with lasting fulfillment instead of the next milestone.
How to quickly get out of a rut
by Joey Schweitzer (10 mins)
- Summary: The video explains three science‑backed tactics—“Do Something” mini‑actions, rewarding small wins, and progressive overload—to rebuild motivation gradually and escape a productivity slump without relying on sudden inspiration.
- Ideal for: Students, professionals, or anyone stuck in a rut who wants practical, psychology‑based steps to regain consistent momentum.
- Why It’s Worth Your Time: Delivers an easy‑to‑remember framework you can apply immediately, helping you swap boom‑and‑bust cycles for sustainable habits that compound day after day.
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- Quote Shorts: Bite‑sized wisdom from great minds—perfect for a daily dose of insight.
- 🟥 Glasp Talk with Scott D. Clary:
Glasp Talk features intimate interviews with luminaries who reveal their emotions, experiences, and stories. The guest, Scott D. Clary, host of the world’s #1 entrepreneurship podcast, Success Story Podcast, and an influential voice on success, mindset, and self-reinvention. With over 1,000 interviews under his belt, from startup founders to Fortune 500 executives, Scott has gathered timeless lessons on what it truly means to succeed.
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