The sun Curls around the edges By the glass, a lady stretches Feathering the marble Upon the corridor. Her feet are silent on the floor Her hands, rising past the sore Of wrist and tendon straining, more Until she comes upon a door. ah, there is more. The dinner plates…

I am on the path I have never left the path Yet, it is not what it was — Somewhere, I have missed a clause Lips have twisted Vision misted Sky above rips tear by tear And mud become the daily here Every page, I fear. When did life become…

What it means to be an ambivert Carl Jung has a confession to make. When he coined the terms “introvert” and “extrovert” back in 1921, he also mentioned a third group — one that was “the most numerous and includes the less differentiated normal man.” Today we call them ‘Ambiverts’…

What feels like death to you? FOMO (the Fear of Missing Out) is probably bad for you. It’s associated with “fatigue, stress, physical symptoms, and decreased sleep” [1] while both increasing and stigmatizing loneliness, which is shaping up to be the silent killer of our times. [2] Google defines FOMO…

How, when, and why you should burn the midnight oil. I pulled my first all-nighter this year, cramming 200 textbook pages in 14 hours. Afterwards I had a nap, took the exam, went home and slept. It was so effective, I did it 8 more times (for different things). Each…

How an outdated survival instinct continues to rule us — and ruin us. Envy is a matter of who, not what. Familiarity breeds contempt, and similarity breeds envy. [1] It’s not the CEO you’re jealous of — it’s your colleague who’s been promoted over you. It’s not the kid with…

Is there a healthy way to use these apps? Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter — we enter these apps seeking novelty and validation. We emerge feeling slightly more entertained. But at what price? If social media addiction mirrors actual addiction — which it does — and if we ourselves admit we…

Don’t let your dreams stay dreams. Over the year, you had a thousand plans — you were going to begin that side-project, learn that instrument, start dating again. You were going to get your life together. Now here we are. In busy seasons, we tell ourselves we’ll get started on…