The Best of Forge 2019

The Most Helpful Self-Help Stories We Published in 2019

Forge’s editors pick the stories that will stay with us long after the new year

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6 min readDec 23, 2019

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Illustration: Reza Hasni. Originally appeared in Confessions of a Spiritual Dickhead.

At Forge, we publish a lot of tips and guides, offering specific ways of improving your life—a toolbox of research- and expert-backed strategies that will help you be more…

Ross McCammon

Written by Ross McCammon

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Author, Works Well With Others: Crucial Skills in Business No One Ever Teaches You // writing about creativity, work, and human behavior, in a useful way

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