As the years pass, I’ve grown increasingly wary of people who tell me they never read fiction. And studies back me up as to the reasons why.
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I’ve noticed an interesting confluence of holidays celebrating their nation’s founding over the three countries where I focus most of my energy these days: France, Switzerland, and the United States.
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You’ll find all types of people in France, as you will in all countries and cultures. As blanket stereotypes, though, these haven’t proven true in my experience.
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I’ve done a bit of thinking recently on rituals and routines. The differences between the two, and the positives and negatives of both.
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Even the suggestion that you should not spend your time and energy on something without monetizing it significantly reduces the value of the activity.
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If you say “yes and” to everything presented, including projects and ideas and even opinions, you don’t protect your own values and wants and projects and visions.
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I want to read more novels about people who’ve gone through the stages after childhood, youth, and the twenties into full-on adulthood.
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In letting certain things go and in committing to others, we create more space and generate more energy for what lights us up and brings our best selves to the world.
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What long-term psychological dangers exist for people who feel they cannot communicate and cannot manage to make others understand them?
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I’ve put off drafting notes for this third anniversary edition of the advent of COVID-19 in the western world because I couldn’t believe that I really needed to continue to mull over the pandemic.
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In my reading life, I’ve noticed that authors tend to fall into two macro categories when it comes to themes and subjects.
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A successful and happy experience for everyone, guests and hosts, primarily hinges on how well you’ve communicated before your guests arrive.
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The first full-force summer travel season of the post-COVID-restrictions era just wrapped, and I have a few observations.
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Ultimately, I believe that our bodies always fail our minds. Even when it seems like our minds are “going” first. Here’s why.
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We might most naturally learn our second (and beyond) languages in the same way we learned our first.
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People who love hoodies—like me—can think of countless reasons why people wear them.
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Here are the most valuable resources and experiences I’ve had for learning the French language to help you in your journey.
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I hope I won’t need to write a third anniversary post—but I won’t speak too soon. I didn’t think I’d need to write a first anniversary post, much less one for the second anniversary.
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