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This Morning Routine Will Make You Happier & More Creative

September 26, 2017 By Ben McEvoy

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Having the right morning routine is literally the difference between making $2.5 billion overnight and starving in a cardboard box by the side of the road occasionally giving $2 blowies to truck-drivers.  Your morning routine is everything. Therefore, if you don’t have a morning routine, you are nothing.  My morning routine is super easy to follow […]

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David Mamet Teaches Dramatic Writing Masterclass Review (Week 4)

September 11, 2017 By Ben McEvoy

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Week 4 of the David Mamet Teaches Dramatic Writing Masterclass was my favourite week so far even though it was the shortest. Why was it my favourite? Because anything that has an immediate and direct positive impact on my life is a quality product. And this week, David Mamet got through a writing slump. I wouldn’t […]

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4 Things I’ve Learned Living As A Foreigner (Advice To My Younger Self)

September 11, 2017 By Ben McEvoy

Foreigners can be a pain in the ass. I know. I am one. I’ve been a foreigner for the last 4 years of my life. I’ve lived all over the world. I’ve been repeatedly battered by different cultures. Cultures that make no sense or seem weird or are just downright despicable. My amygdala has probably swollen […]

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How To Prepare For A Nuclear Attack (Emergency Survival Kit Advice)

September 5, 2017 By Ben McEvoy

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Stealth fighter planes have been flying over my Japanese apartment all day. This activity is coming straight after North Korea tested a nuclear bomb many times bigger than the one that took out Hiroshima. It’s coming a week after they sent a missile straight over the northern island of Hokkaido. This is, to say the least, quite […]

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5 Japanese Phrases That Will Improve Your Health, Wealth & Happiness

August 16, 2017 By Ben McEvoy

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Home to sushi, karaoke, used-panty vending machines, virtual anime singers and the flocks of nerds who worship them, and yours truly: Japan.  Japan is one of the most astonishing countries on the planet. The people are the friendliest you will ever meet. The food is out-of-this world delicious. The scenes of nature are breathtaking and […]

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3 Lies We Tell Ourselves

August 15, 2017 By Ben McEvoy

Unless you are a politician or a high-class escort, you have no business telling lies. You especially have no business telling lies to yourself. The lies we tell ourselves are often the most damaging. Their poison is slow-eating and insidious and it can take years before their devastating effects can be seen on your body, […]

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I Went 17 Days Without Complaining And This Is What Happened

July 20, 2017 By Ben McEvoy

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One year ago I took the no-complaining challenge. The aim? To go 30 days in a row without complaining. The method? Wear a bracelet on your wrist and switch it every time you complain – try to keep the bracelet on the same wrist for a month. After a year of monitoring my complaints via […]

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How Shinkai Makoto Creates A Sense Of Love And Loss

July 5, 2017 By Ben McEvoy

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Kimi no na wa, or the English titled “Your Name”, hit cinemas in the summer of 2016 and quickly became the 4th highest grossing film of all time in Japan – after Frozen, Titanic, and Spirited Away – and the highest grossing anime film worldwide, making a total gross of $353 million and drawing comparisons […]

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Love & Strength

June 4, 2017 By Ben McEvoy

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Tonight the world is watching and praying as terror attacks continue to unfold in London. We know there have been attacks in three locations: London Bridge, Borough Market, and Vauxhall. A van crashed into pedestrians, men wielding knives stabbed citizens, and gunshots have been heard. Barely 2 weeks have passed since the cowardly attack on concert-goers […]

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18 Books Every 18-Year-Old Should Read (a.k.a. The Human Being Syllabus)

May 19, 2017 By Ben McEvoy

18 Books Every 18-Year-Old Should Read

How’s THAT for an ambitious title? 18 books every 18-year-old should read? Seriously? Every 18-year-old? Should? Where do I get off being so high and mighty about such a subjective, endlessly debatable topic? Screw me, right? Well, no. Not screw me. Because I’m writing this for MYSELF as an 18-year-old and pretending it applies to […]

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Benjamin McEvoy

I write essays on great books, elite education, practical mindset tips, and living a healthy, happy lifestyle. I'm here to help you live a meaningful life.

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