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My Top 100 Self-Improvement Posts

As I was looking at the most popular self-improvement posts this morning, I realized there’s quite a difference between my own picks and what other people (or intelligent recommendation algorithms by Google or StumbleUpon) are choosing. For starters, many people seem to digest lists posts better.

Truth is, the most popular posts on this blog are lists posts. To some extent, I admit I like writing list posts. As a matter of fact, I even wrote a post called 100 Tips On How To Write Huge List Posts.

But, to be honest, I like more the other ones. The little stories from my life which, all of a sudden, are revealing some deeper meaning, or lead to some sort of a breakthrough.

Yet, since this blog belongs to its readers as much as it belongs to me, I have to live with my reader’s choices. So, while I am really thankful for all the traffic I get on my huge list posts, I decided to create a “little” list of what I consider to be the most important self-improvement posts here, including, but not limited to, my huge lists posts too. Be aware that this comes in the exact order of my own preferences, which, obviously, is not the same with the order of your preferences.

Before proceeding, though, just a word about the potentially narcissistic perception of this post: I’m not doing this in order to showcase anything, but to put some order in my own writing. You can safely call this “housekeeping”. It’s good for keeping a house in order, but it’s also good to keep my own perspective about what I like from what I wrote over the years.

10. 10 Tango Lessons

Learning to tango was by far one of the most inspiring things I did during 2012. There was a lot of time consumed and also a lot of effort (like, you know, it’s not that easy, to tango) but in the end, the result was amazing.

10 Tango Lessons

11. 33 Questions For An Interview With Yourself

Again, one of the most viral posts on this blog. Got translated in a few languages, including Italian. It also features an companion ebook and, basically, puts you in a very uncomfortable position, by asking all sorts of uncomfortable questions.

47. 5 Things Inception Taught Me About Self-Improvement (And No, I’m Not Dreaming)

As I told you already, I’m a big fan of fantasy movies (and I consider Inception to be a fantasy / Sci-Fi movie). I’ve really loved that movie, saw it a few times and I’m sure I’ll see it again. There’s something extremely real about that movie, don’t you think?

5 Things Inception Taught Me About Self-Improvement (And no, I’m Not Dreaming)

48. Minimum Survival Kit

I was a soldier in the Romanian Army. Back in the day, the military service was compulsory. Apart from generating a lot of frustration, the military service was also useful. At least in some ways. Learning to have handy a minimum survival kit was one of these.

Minimum Survival Kit

49. The Wrong, The Real And The Right Questions

There’s an art in finding the right question, you know. If you found it, then the answer is coming up almost magically. But there are all sorts of questions. Some of them are wrong, some of them are real, and some of them are the right questions.

The Wrong, The Real And The Right Questions

50. 5 Types Of False Positive People

I’m sure you know them, you just get that feeling that the person in front of you, despite the big (somehow forced) smile and despite the motivational quotes generated with an amazing speed, it’s not… well, it’s not how he wants you to perceive it.

5 Types Of False Positive People

51. How To Be Successful In 51 Easy Peasy Steps

By far one of my all time favorites. It’s really a list with 51 steps. You really have to take it step by step to get it.