(While bringing joy to someone's life at the same time).
Meet Mary Cain. She was once the fastest girl in America. "I joined Nike because I wanted to be the best female athlete, ever. Instead, I was emotionally and physically abused by a system designed by Alberto and endorsed by Nike," she says. The opportunity started as a dream come true. The people in her orbit wanted the same things for her, but to achieve them, they wanted her to get thinner and thinner and thinner. In the end, Mary broke five different bones. This is her story. — Alexandra March |
When the Best Deal Is What You Give Away |
 | | Rebecca Mock |
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The lesson her father tried to impart upon her in 1978 was how to properly change the oil in their Chrysler LeBaron before they sold it. What she actually took away from that time has stuck with her for 41 years. |
A Stripper's Favorite Client |
 | | Na Kim |
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"No other job I've held required as much labor, physical or emotional. Strut, spin, flatter, serve — the constant flex of thighs and white lies. But a job just like any other job? Not in my experience. Not even close." |
Motherhood Has Always Been Miserable |
 | | Leigh Guldig |
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"In the Middle Ages, adults believed small children were hell-beasts. 'Many educators,' Sharon Hays, a sociologist, wrote in her book 'The Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood,' 'reminded parents of the child's natural propensity for evil.'" |
5-Hour Workdays? 4-Day Workweeks? Yes, Please |
 | | Tess Smith-Roberts |
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Think answering calls and emails around the clock will make you more productive? Think again. This German entrepreneur bets that five hours is all you need to get your work done. |
We Don't Actually Want to Be Happy |
 | | Adam Maida |
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Maybe it's not happiness that we should be chasing after all. Perhaps we should look to chess to figure out what we're really after in life. The game "returns us to the perennial questions contained in any life situation: What is happening here? What am I trying to do? What's my next move?" |
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