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Hello comrades and welcome to the first improvement megathread of December! bonfire The thread is one day late this time, sorry about that.


Some discussion ideas:

+ How was your week?

+ Do you have any plans for next week?

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[-] moonlake@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

Interesting podcasts I listened to this week:

Finding Mastery - Robert Waldinger - Interview with the director of the world’s longest-running scientific study (85 years) on happiness. Spoiler alert: turns out that hanging out is very important

How to Be a Better Human - best of 2025 - Check out this podcast if you are interested in a self-improvement podcast that isn't techbro bullshit. This is a "best of" episode where they look back on the best episodes of the year so it is a great place to start

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