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Every time I see something like this I have two answers: none and all. On one hand, "life changing" is a big word and I have never read anything that I could possibly say had as big an impact on me as, say, having children. It's hard to imagine articles and books are life changing, only that they can contribute to life changing actions.

On the other, nearly everything I've read has changed me and how I saw the world, even ever so slightly. Different perspectives, bits of knowledge, connections made that I'm not even aware of. So I guess I just have to assume that everyone's definition of "life changing" is going to be quite wide depending on their own life experience and attitudes.



> On the other, nearly everything I've read has changed me and how I saw the world, even ever so slightly.

Same here. The discrete life-changing stuff in my life have been things that happened to me or someone close to me.

Not stuff I've read. But the stuff I've read stay with me and have definitely changed my perspective, affected how I approach things etc.

So rather than reading a particular blog post, I'd say: read lots!




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