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Why New-Years-Resolutions inevitably fail

It’s that time of the year again: the calendar changes “significantly” (we get one full new digit after all!) and suddenly we feel the urge to make a dramatic change, to finally start moving, to face our most dreaded challenges. Yet this is inevitably the first step towards an almost unavoidable failure. Why you ask? Let’s take a closer look…

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Why things are difficult

The famous and brilliant philosopher Seneca claimed that “it is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult”. This is without a doubt a beautiful and very inspiring quote, but is it also true?

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