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            <title><![CDATA[When Things Are Good, Remember This]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 20:38:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I Never Bought Into Grit. And Neither Should You]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:51:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[If You Want Change, You Have To Stop This]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:59:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Busy Lives Won’t Make You More Productive]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[You Don’t Need More Gratitude In Your Life]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:48:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why You Shouldn’t Waste Time Cultivating “Successful Habits”]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:01:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Navigating the Self-Help World Is Tough. It Shouldn’t Be.]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:57:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[We Can Do Better About Getting Obese People To Lose Weight]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:51:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How To Navigate Self-Help Books]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:53:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[When Should You Change Goals?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:13:11 GMT</pubDate>
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