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You Can Learn to Love Being AloneSolitude doesn’t have to feel lonely. It can be restoring and refreshing with a little practice.

The African roots of Swiss designLong thought to have originated in Ancient Greece, the golden ratio that forms the basis of the Swiss design style may have first emerged in Africa.

A few questions you can ask yourself on hopeless daysFor today and future days when you are reminded that your country wasn't built on a foundation of love and care

I Didn’t Start Weight Lifting Because I Wanted to Be StrongI was still obsessed with dieting. But eventually, I saw what I’d been missing.

taubmancollege.umich.edu/news/2022/02/16/adams-using-disability-hack-architecture

How Alma Thomas’s Radiant Paintings Plotted a New Course for AbstractionA traveling survey exposes previously unseen sides of her oeuvre.

When each pandemic day feels the same, Phil the Weatherman in "Groundhog Day" can offer a lesson in embracing life mindfullyFor many of us, the popular film, ‘Groundhog Day’ may bring up fond memories of a classic comedy. But a scholar argues there’s more to the film – it’s a lesson in mindfulness.

What Was Stonehenge For? The Answer Might Be Simpler Than You Thought.Astronomical calculator? Spaceship landing pad? Shrine to the Earth Mother? An exhibition at the British Museum uses the latest research to look past outlandish theories.

Can MDMA Save a Marriage?For some couples on the brink of divorce, taking the illegal psychedelic drug was a last resort — but it ended up being the only thing that worked.

How Much Help Do I Owe My Debt-Ridden Dad?The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the duties we have to our parents.

The Mundane Thrill of ‘Romanticizing Your Life’A trend that took off early in the pandemic encourages people to appreciate life’s simple pleasures, a philosophy that resonates just as strongly two years later.

Energy, and How to Get ItAll of us know people who have more energy than we do, but the science of the phenomenon is just coming into view.

Opinion | Caring Is All We Seem Able to DoWhat will it take to change our model of citizenship?

This Old Man“I know how lucky I am, and secretly tap wood, greet the day, and grab a sneaky pleasure from my survival at long odds.”

‎Hidden Brain: The Benefits of Mixed Emotions on Apple Podcasts‎Show Hidden Brain, Ep The Benefits of Mixed Emotions - Mar 14, 2022

The Case for the Supermarket SupershopperSome shoppers find joy in daily trips to the grocery store simply for the community, let alone the miracle of abundance.

Decolonizing Wellness - BenBella BooksThis is a body positivity and food freedom book for marginalized folks. It’s a guide to throwing out food rules in exchange for internal cues and adopting a self-love-based approach to eating. It’s about learning to trust our bodies and turning mealtime into a time for celebration and healing.

feel freeI’m blaring Bussin in my kitchen, scrubbing a dish occasionally, but mostly dancing to Nicki Minaj. I do a lot of dancing in this kitchen. It is the only room in my apartment floored not with wood but with linoleum, which is ugly, but it doesn’t creak when I’m driving my limbs about, and I don’t have to worry about some stompy stanky-leg-adjacent action busting some birch floorplanks, and so-- I tolerate the linoleum.

How to Embrace Doing NothingAbsolute idleness is both harder and more rewarding than it seems.

Opinion: Consider the octopus, and how it could challenge our ideas about meatOctopuses are smart, playful and emotional in ways humans haven’t begun to understand until recently – just as companies are about to farm more of them than ever for food

Why Self-Help Will Never Be EnoughOur cultural obsession with health and wellness is a temporary escape from late-stage capitalist hell.

How to Weaponize Your Inner MonologueNew research explores whether the performance-boosting effects of positive self-talk can be attributed to more than just the absence of negativity

This is Water by David Foster Wallace (Full Transcript and Audio) - Farnam StreetDavid Foster Wallace's remarkable 2005 commencement speech, this is water, is a timeless trove of wisdom for living a meaningful life. Here is a full transcript along with audio.

What Is Slow Living? - EcoWatchBurnout from our culture’s perpetually fast pace is impacting our health, environment and communities. The slow living movement is healthier.

Martha C. Nussbaum, Objectification, Philosophy & Public Affairs, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Autumn, 1995), pp. 249-291www.jstor.org/stable/2961930

I Do Not Keep a Diary | Will ReesBut I plan to become a committed diarist any day now. Every preparation is in place and it only remains for me to begin.

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