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Bravery

Reshma Saujani’s ‘Brave Not Perfect’ Showed Me Courage Is a Muscle That Gets Stronger With Use

In a world where girls are socialized to present as perfect, pleasing and pretty, Jasmine Lobe reflects on Reshma Saujani's book 'Brave Not Perfect' and the encouragement it offers for women to be courageous.
By Jasmine Lobe
A United Airlines jet taxis at O'Hare International Airport.

United Airlines Isn’t the Problem—It’s Good People Doing Nothing

The world doesn’t need another person talking on social media about what needs to be done. It needs more people doing it.
By Ryan Holiday
Lukas Michul, a member of the 'dream walker' group jumps from atop the rugged rocks overlooking the azure waters of Navagio beach, one of the Greece's most renowned leisure spots on the popular tourist island of Zakynthos on June 23, 2014. This is rope jumping -- part diving, part rock climbing, with a touch of engineering. The aim of the project is to dream jump in 80 places with most ravishing nature and architecture all over the world .They plan to stage their next leaps at a cave complex in Croatia, a French viaduct, skyscrapers in Las Vegas and Johannesburg, and the Grand Canyon. AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)

The One Thing We All Avoid Might Be The Best Way To Improve Our Lives

The easiest way to take more risks is to say yes more often. Saying yes typically keeps you on your edge, and keeps you from being complacent. We may not all be able to have foreign adventures or participate in extreme sports, at least not every day. But even the smallest every day risks work to build your self-confidence and self-respect, empowering you to feel stronger and more confident in taking on new endeavors. Even the smallest yes can send you on a road toward progress—and to learning that what you thought was out of our reach wasn’t so far out of the realm of possibility, after all.
By Peggy Drexler

Anonymous Condé Nast Spy Tweets About the Editors in the Elevator

By Kat Stoeffel
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