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How to Create a Life You Love: No Magical Thinking Required

How to Create a Life You Love: No Magical Thinking Required

A collection of 36 illustrated essays about what it means to live a deeply human life.

2026

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Oct 12

Do You Love Yourself Enough to Do Nothing?

Nothing is often the most important thing you can do

Do You Love Yourself Enough to Do Nothing?

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Sep 23

Living an Audaciously Mundane Life

Finding wonder in everyday life

Living an Audaciously Mundane Life

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McBride Essays

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Mar 9

How to Be Happy Today

Without changing your entire life

How to Be Happy Today

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Beloved

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Jan 12

Happiness Comes from Being Soft

To love means being open to heartbreak

Happiness Comes from Being Soft

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Jul 28, 2025

How to Create a Life You Love

No magical thinking required

How to Create a Life You Love

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7 Reasons Human-Made Listicles Will Never Die

Writing and reading lists can make you a stronger writer

7 Reasons Human-Made Listicles Will Never Die

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1d ago

Is Happiness a Cult?

Don’t let the happiness zealots trick you into giving up your deep human emotions

Is Happiness a Cult?

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3d ago

Ask This One Question to Change the Course of Your Life

Move from confusion to contentment

Ask This One Question to Change the Course of Your Life

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4d ago

Move Slow and Make Things

Repair instead of disrupt

Move Slow and Make Things

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Nov 5

Five Simple Things You Can Do Today to Increase Your Inner Peace

No meditation required

Illustration of fall leaves blowing in wind past dark clouds

Jason McBride

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Author & Poet-Cartoonist. I write and draw about hope and what it means to be fully human. https://weirdopoetry.com/

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