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1 Time, Money, or Talent If there’s just one habit you can create to help you find your purpose, it would be helping others. Research from Florida State University found having a strong social network was linked to a happier life. But being the “giver” in a relationship connected people with having a purposeful life. Altruistic behaviors could include volunteering for a nonprofit organization, donating money to causes you care about, or simply helping out the people around you on a day-to-day basis. Whether you decide to spend two Saturdays a month serving meals in a soup kitchen, or you volunteer to drive your elderly neighbor to the grocery store once a week, doing something kind for others can make you feel as though your life has meaning. 2 Listen to Feedback It can be hard to recognize the things you feel passionate about sometimes. After all, you probably like to do many different things and the things you love to do may have become so ingrained in your life that you do...

How I Made $5K My First Year Learning to Code (and How You Can, Too!) Lots of people start learning to code in the hope of getting a well-paid job further down the road. But what if you could actually make money coding while you're still a beginner? In this guest post, Joe Previte tells us how he was able to make $5,000 in his first year of learning to code, despite only spending $30 on his education. Here’s Joe! Last year, I made the decision to leave my graduate school program and pursue a career in coding. While spending less than $30 on online courses and resources, I earned close to $5,000 in my first year. I also recently landed a full-time job as a front-end engineer. I proved that it's possible to make money coding even if you're a beginner. How @jjprevite made $5k in his first year learning to code (and how you can too) &#160 Click To Tweet Here’s a breakdown of what I earned in 2017 using my programming skills. These numbers are before taxes: $3,5...

There has always been a perception about programming as something that is reserved for the smartest of minds - those who can type 100 words per minute while looking at a screen of text that is endlessly scrolling. However, that is no longer true. Learning to code has well and truly made it into the mainstream, meaning that anyone can learn - you just need concentration, patience, and diligence. I did it, and so can you. In this article, I’ll look at 7 ways that learning to code can positively impact other parts of your life, in ways you wouldn’t necessarily expect! 1. Become smarter - think differently It’s been shown that learning to code can help you do better in other subjects that you’re studying or learning. Within programming, you learn how to break down a problem into individual steps and to use a language that the computer understands to logically create a working program. In doing so, you develop a certain mindset on approaching problems and processing large amounts of info...