List: Life lessons and self development | Curated by Violet Daniels

Feb 15, 2025
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Life lessons and self developmentThese are the personal, pour your heart out stories that I had to be brave and publish.
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Invisible Illness
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Violet Daniels
Medication May Not Have Killed My Anxiety But Has Made It Ten Times EasierIf it wasn’t for this pill I now take every day I don’t know where I would be
Feb 2
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Feb 2
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The Masterpiece
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Violet Daniels
What Adulthood Really Means (And Why It Scares Me)When do we let go of our dreams and accept defeat?
Jan 9
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Jan 9
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In Fitness And In Health
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Violet Daniels
How to Embrace Sobriety During the Festive Season without Going InsaneIn the words of Matt Haig, “If people aren’t drinking it’s not because they don’t want fun”
Dec 28, 2024
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Dec 28, 2024
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Farewell Alarms
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Violet Daniels
10 Lessons Learned from Wild CampingFrom a seasoned camper who embraced the true wilderness this summer.
Oct 22, 2020
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Oct 22, 2020
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The Post-Grad Survival Guide
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Violet Daniels
3 Reasons Why Office Jobs Are No Longer a Rite of PassageWe need to teach young people that deviating from the corporate route is not a sign of failure
May 3, 2021
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May 3, 2021
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The Personal Essayist
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Violet Daniels
Not Knowing My Biological Parents Made Me Redefine the Boundaries Of familyBeing related by blood doesn’t count for everything
Jun 17, 2021
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Jun 17, 2021
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The Masterpiece
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Violet Daniels
Face Your Fears: Because You’re Capable of More Than You ThinkHere’s insight from someone who took ten years to pass their driving test and once believed they’d never be a driver.
Nov 10, 2024
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Nov 10, 2024
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Publishous
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Violet Daniels
Scrap the ‘Growth Mindset’ and Focus on What You Have Achieved This YearHere’s to celebrating the smaller wins over chasing traditional age-related milestone goals.
Dec 19, 2024
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Dec 19, 2024
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Publishous
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Violet Daniels
How Reading in Public Became an Act of RebellionSince when did picking up a book instead of being glued to a screen start to feel so risque?
Oct 1, 2024
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Oct 1, 2024
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The Masterpiece
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Violet Daniels
Eyes Wide Open: How Optician Visits Transformed My Perspective on LifeHow some worrying changes in my vision have altered my entire outlook on life going forward
Jul 17, 2024
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Jul 17, 2024
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The Writing Cooperative
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Violet Daniels
The 1 Key Writing Lesson Gained from My Time as a BooksellerDiscovering insights of the publishing industry that stretch beyond the pages
Jul 16, 2024
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Jul 16, 2024
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The Masterpiece
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Violet Daniels
It Took me 2+ Years to Find a New JobHere are the lessons I’ve learned on my journey that can be applied to any changes in your life
Apr 11, 2024
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Apr 11, 2024
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The Masterpiece
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Violet Daniels
Lessons in Literature: How Teachers Inspired My Love for ReadingNever underestimate the power of a good teacher and how they can shape your life
May 28, 2024
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May 28, 2024
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Publishous
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Violet Daniels
Unveiling the Untold Realities of Adulthood through JournalingHere’s how I used it to shift my failing mindset
Mar 24, 2024
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Mar 24, 2024
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The Masterpiece
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Violet Daniels
Unpacking the Biggest Lie We’re Told as ChildrenSpoiler: this has nothing to do with Santa Claus 
Mar 2, 2024
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Mar 2, 2024
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Writers’ Blokke
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Violet Daniels
Behind the Shelves: A Day in the Life of a BooksellerAnd why we are needed more than ever
Sep 7, 2023
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Sep 7, 2023
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ILLUMINATION
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Violet Daniels
All the Mistakes I Made Before the Age of 25And why it was important to make them
Sep 10, 2023
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Sep 10, 2023
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Invisible Illness
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Violet Daniels
From Struggles to Strides: My Journey to Better Mental Health Through RunningDiscovering the importance of routine, prioritisation and looking beyond the obvious
Sep 22, 2023
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Sep 22, 2023
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The Masterpiece
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Violet Daniels
A New Lens on Identity and History: My DNA Test Experience as an AdopteeSurprises, uncovering my unknown history and taking on a new sense of self
Oct 22, 2023
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Oct 22, 2023
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Invisible Illness
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Violet Daniels
The Hormonal Dance: How PMS Affects My Mental WellnessIn the same boat? The good news is that you can learn to predict it
Aug 28, 2023
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Aug 28, 2023
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