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How to Survive (and Thrive) in a Large Facebook Group

Facebook groups can be a great way to connect with other people with similar passions or interests. But they can also devour your day if you’re not careful. Here are three easy steps to take back your newsfeed.

How I Hope To Screw Up in 2014

In 2014, I hope to screw up new things. To learn from experiments, and to try things big enough that even if I fall short, I still manage to make a difference to someone, somewhere.

How To Not Go Crazy

When you’re working as a pro, or when you’re building a business or a dream, you have a responsibility to bring your best. But you also need space for your brain to rest. You need to relax. You need to chill. You need joy and peace. Here’s one step toward sanity…

How Can You Mend A Cluttered Heart?

Busy is not new. But a cluttered life leads to a cluttered heart, and clutter chokes out the joy and peace that we are meant to have.

So why do we worship at the altar of busy?

One Word at a Time

Tim Gallen is a writer on a journey of recovery, rediscovery, and irreverence. He appreciates a good laugh, a good beer, and the Oxford comma. Read his musings at his blog, The Daily Gallen or follow him on Twitter @tim_gallen.