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Why I Started Mind Cafe

It all began with a tragic diagnosis, and now, two years later, here we are. — By this point, you’ve probably heard a lot about our new print magazine. What began as a passion project aimed at teaching people worldwide how to live happier lives has now developed into a globally-distributed publication, packed full of beautiful images and breathtaking articles from the world’s best. What you…

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Why I Started Mind Cafe
Why I Started Mind Cafe

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Published in Mind Cafe

·10 hours ago

A Complete Guide to Depression

What it is, how to recognise it and what to do about it. — We’ve all heard of depression. Mental health awareness is more prevalent in the 21st century than it ever has been before, and cases of depression are at an all-time high. Yet, regardless of the widespread recognition of mental illness, few of us truly understand what depression is, how it affects…

Mental Health

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A Complete Guide to Depression
A Complete Guide to Depression
Mental Health

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1 day ago

No, Freelance Writing Isn’t Saturated

The people that tell you there’s no money in writing are lying. — At eighteen, I decided university was the right path for me. I applied to study psychology at four colleges in England, visited them for open days, and enrolled on student finance. My teachers, family, and friends supported my decision, and my parents were proud that their son was going to…

Writing

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No, Freelance Writing Isn’t Saturated
No, Freelance Writing Isn’t Saturated
Writing

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Published in Mind Cafe

·1 day ago

A Scientific Guide to Optimal Mental Health

How to be happy, according to research. — The subject of mental health has been prevalent for many years now, and for good reason. It appears that, as the years draw on, happiness, well-being, and freedom from cognitive illness are rare commodities in this modern world — elusive states that few of us seem to be able to…

Mental Health

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A Scientific Guide to Optimal Mental Health
A Scientific Guide to Optimal Mental Health
Mental Health

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2 days ago

How I Built a Full-Time Career as a Freelance Writer

From pennies per story to managing a viral publication. — As a teenager, I’d always had dreams of ‘making it’ as a writer, whatever that meant. And at eighteen, brimming with ambition and fresh out of high school, the time had come to give it my best shot. That’s when I realized a harsh truth about the often-romanticized world of…

Writing

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How I Built a Full-Time Career as a Freelance Writer
How I Built a Full-Time Career as a Freelance Writer
Writing

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Published in Mind Cafe

·4 days ago

How to Recover From a Breakup

A field guide from somebody with attachment issues. — We all will, at some point in our lives, be confronted with heartbreak. At the young, naive age of twenty-two, I’ve crossed paths with it several times. The first was when I least expected it. Six-and-a-half years into a relationship that began when I was only thirteen years old, Charlotte…

Heartbreak

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How to Recover From a Breakup
How to Recover From a Breakup
Heartbreak

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Published in Mind Cafe

·4 days ago

Your Idea of Happiness is All Wrong

The key to a life of fulfilment. — Before dying at the age of 68, Seneca the Younger made vast contributions to the school of philosophy, most notably in Stoicism. The influence of Seneca’s work, however, would reach far greater than the school of ancient philosophy, and many of his principles and letters have moulded the landscape of…

Philosophy

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Your Idea of Happiness is All Wrong
Your Idea of Happiness is All Wrong
Philosophy

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·5 days ago

Submissions: Clearing Up the Confusion

What on earth is going on? — Dear writers, As you know, Mind Cafe has always kept its doors wide open to new authors on the platform. Our submissions box has been chock-a-block for the handful of years that we’ve been in operation, sometimes seeing as many as four-hundred new applications every single week. We announced a…

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Submissions: Clearing Up the Confusion
Submissions: Clearing Up the Confusion

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6 days ago

This is Why People Aren’t Reading Your Articles

As the owner of a viral publication, there are three vital mistakes I see writers making. — I’ve been writing for the vast majority of my adult life. It’s the only career I’ve ever had, aside from a few odd-jobs as a cashier and what have you. My passion for the written word dawned during my pre-teen years, when I’d spend my free time handwriting war stories…

Writing

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This is Why People Aren’t Reading Your Articles
This is Why People Aren’t Reading Your Articles
Writing

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Published in Mind Cafe

·6 days ago

The Only Ways to Be Truly Confident in Yourself

Unlock your full potential today. — I know how it is. Wanting to speak up, but fearing rejection. Having big goals and aspirations, but not believing in your abilities. Hoping to create a better life for yourself, but never keeping your promises. Oh, confidence. The elusive, endlessly sought-after, seemingly impossible-to-attain quality that so many of us…

Confidence

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The Only Ways to Be Truly Confident in Yourself
The Only Ways to Be Truly Confident in Yourself
Confidence

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Adrian Drew

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