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Camus defined the Absurd as a collision between human hunger for meaning and the universe's silence. Here is what that means for how you actually live.

Eight specific behavioral habits that raise the social cost of exploiting you — without dishonesty, cruelty, or confrontation. Psychology explains why each one ...

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