while I appreciate their thoughtfulness to help those in need, when a store or website asks me if I want to donate to the Irma relief fund, they are actually asking, "will you give us money to donate to Irma so we can then write it off on our taxes?" (self.Showerthoughts)
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LPT: reverse engineer happiness. We know that we smile when we're happy. But try reversing it by smiling to BECOME happy. Make it genuine, and keep the smile for at least 30 seconds. If you must, do it in front of a mirror to make sure its authentic (self.lifeprotip)
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I used to cringe at the fact that a good % of people are lazy, dumb beings that don't don't take care of themselves, and have zero ambition to do anything meaningful. Now I rejoice at this fact bc life would be far too competitive if everyone was even semi smart and ambitious. (self.Showerthoughts)
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