There are no magicians among us.
Advice & Confessions
Eating Food. Living Life. They’re Similar Acts
What eating a plateful of chickpeas and rice reminded me about life.
What eating a plateful of chickpeas and rice reminded me about life.
12 Practical Money Management Tips
Learn 12 practical ways to manage your money, build better financial habits, control spending and work toward your savings goals with confidence.
Learn 12 practical ways to manage your money, build better financial habits, control spending and work toward your savings goals with confidence.
The Woman Who Had Become Too Good at Her Life
“I’ve always been nice,” she said. “Maybe I’m running out of nice.”
“I’ve always been nice,” she said. “Maybe I’m running out of nice.”
Why You Never Leave the House and How You Reenter the World
Since you left, you do not go out much any more. You turn down invitations, you find reasons to stay in, and you leave the house as little as you can manage.
Since you left, you do not go out much any more. You turn down invitations, you find reasons to stay in, and you leave the house as little as you can manage.
There Are Truths to Be Learned From the Old Things
We want to possess what they’re not making any more
We want to possess what they’re not making any more
Everything Has a Downstream Life
A disagreement over a parking space had ended with a fatality.
A disagreement over a parking space had ended with a fatality.
Has ‘Sleepmaxxing’ Gone Too Far?
Sleepmaxxing turns rest into a wellness project, but optimizing every part of sleep may create new pressures around something meant to be restorative.
Sleepmaxxing turns rest into a wellness project, but optimizing every part of sleep may create new pressures around something meant to be restorative.
Life Is Neither Easy, nor Hard. It Just… Is.
When we attempt to define life, that’s when the trouble starts.
When we attempt to define life, that’s when the trouble starts.
Maybe Procrastination Isn’t Your Problem
Before you force yourself to start, find out what is making you stop.
Before you force yourself to start, find out what is making you stop.
Be Contented in Life
A contented person understands that happiness does not always come from having more; it often comes from appreciating more.
A contented person understands that happiness does not always come from having more; it often comes from appreciating more.
Why Does Your Brain Mix up Memories? A New Study Examines How Memories Are Misplaced in Your Brain’s Filing Cabinets
Old age and forgetfulness seem to go hand in hand. But my colleagues and I found that memories actually becomes less precise, not entirely forgotten.
Old age and forgetfulness seem to go hand in hand. But my colleagues and I found that memories actually becomes less precise, not entirely forgotten.
Why Your Guilty Pleasures Are Good
When pleasures aren’t so guilty; do what you love.
When pleasures aren’t so guilty; do what you love.
A Kitchen and a Boardroom in the Same Territory
She makes kimchi, closes deals and sends both to VIPs. What I envy isn’t the power. It’s the integration.
She makes kimchi, closes deals and sends both to VIPs. What I envy isn’t the power. It’s the integration.
How to Be Radically Honest Without Burning Life Down
Radical honesty isn't blurting out every thought; it's refusing to build a life around concealment.
Radical honesty isn’t blurting out every thought; it’s refusing to build a life around concealment.
Nearly Sixty Years, Two Televisions and One Thumbnail
Dogs, crystals, unexpected detours and a life that has given me plenty to write about.
Dogs, crystals, unexpected detours and a life that has given me plenty to write about.