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            <title><![CDATA[Motivation Comes After, Not Before]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:59:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Find Purpose When Life Has Lost Its Meaning]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 05:34:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[We Don’t Always Recognize Our Own Cages]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/only-humana/we-dont-always-recognize-our-own-cages-ba14fbbd258b?source=rss-ac99b69f0623------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*OCjS1Q0gaKnnACFIqk7ReQ.jpeg" width="3456"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">And those cages can feel a lot like home after a while, which is probably why we stay.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/only-humana/we-dont-always-recognize-our-own-cages-ba14fbbd258b?source=rss-ac99b69f0623------2">Continue reading on Only Humans »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 10:53:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Cope With Emotional Abandonment]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/only-humana/how-to-cope-with-emotional-abandonment-b4a2bd16d238?source=rss-ac99b69f0623------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*AvDfsr0yy6FMvHya" width="6000"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Realising You&#x2019;re on Your Own, and Learning to Be There for Yourself.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/only-humana/how-to-cope-with-emotional-abandonment-b4a2bd16d238?source=rss-ac99b69f0623------2">Continue reading on Only Humans »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:24:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Lot of Genuinely Good People Are Suffering From Self Abandonment]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/only-humana/a-lot-of-genuinely-good-people-are-suffering-from-self-abandonment-f3e1202cd319?source=rss-ac99b69f0623------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*UUwFpd1IEd0TQLgw" width="6000"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">And we should save them.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/only-humana/a-lot-of-genuinely-good-people-are-suffering-from-self-abandonment-f3e1202cd319?source=rss-ac99b69f0623------2">Continue reading on Only Humans »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:15:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Being Boring is Underrated]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/only-humana/being-boring-is-underrated-f9f0b0cfd5ab?source=rss-ac99b69f0623------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*hwqr_e2o7_zs_6a-" width="5796"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Why a Quiet Life Beats Constant Stimulation and How My Grandfather&#x2019;s Garage is a Good Example.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/only-humana/being-boring-is-underrated-f9f0b0cfd5ab?source=rss-ac99b69f0623------2">Continue reading on Only Humans »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 05:43:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Stay Grounded and Calm When Everything Around You Feels Out of Control]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/illumination/how-to-stay-grounded-and-calm-when-everything-around-you-feels-out-of-control-c0a59a585d07?source=rss-ac99b69f0623------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*vHgMEolcPNw5bBBe" width="7008"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">&#x201C;You don&#x2019;t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.&#x201D; &#x2014; Dan Millman</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/illumination/how-to-stay-grounded-and-calm-when-everything-around-you-feels-out-of-control-c0a59a585d07?source=rss-ac99b69f0623------2">Continue reading on ILLUMINATION »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:26:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[When Home Is Where Your Emotional Exhaustion Begins]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:39:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The New Social Currency Is Psychology Awareness]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:14:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why You Think Everyone Notices Your Mistakes]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:53:49 GMT</pubDate>
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