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I write about design, living and places for everyone from all walks of life. Right now people all over the world are mourning. They’re angry. They … Read More...
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The novel Cornavirus has inspired some novel ideas. From personal glass greenhouses at an Amsterdam restaurant, stuffed pandas occupying chairs in a Bangkok eatery, to pool noodle hats at a cafe in Germany, people are exercising their collective creativity to … Read More...
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This puts the culture in horticulture: After a three month shutdown, Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house reopened with an audience of 2,292 plants.
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How will the pandemic change the design of public parks and gardens? Many of these much-loved spaces around the world are closed to prevent the spread of Covid-19, and officials continue to grapple with how to safely reopen… Read More...
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A small socially distanced group gathered at Alice’s Garden Urban Farm in Milwaukee as blacksmith Fred Martin gripped a piece of red-hot steel from the forge and placed it on an anvil. He then pummeled the piece of metal, a … Read More...
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Carl Jung and the Shadow – The Mechanics of Your Dark Side
Have you ever looked yourself in the mirror so deeply that the sheer notion of what you like to call self, dissipated in a vertigo of angst and abstraction?
It is a strange feeling.
A feeling a bit arcane but also kind of...
What It Truly Means to Be a Contrarian
One of the most important tweets I have ever read was composed by entrepreneur and investor Naval Ravikant:
Evidently, he attempts to define the nature of the word contrarian in a very interesting fashion.
This is a word that is being thrown...
How to Deal with Anxiety – The End of the Most Nebulous Diseases of Our Times
First, there was the sweat.
Then the heart pumping furiously.
I thought it would penetrate my chest.
Then the uncontrollable breathing made me lose control over my body.
I started making circles...
Schopenhauer Made Me a Pessimist. But Then He Helped Me Enjoy Life.
This is how Arthur Schopenhauer introduces us to his most celebrated work, “The World as Will and Representation.”
Such a potent way to introduce your audience to your inner world requires quite some audacity.
And...
Self-Actualization – The End Goal or a Delusion?
This is Abraham Maslow.
He is considered one of the most important psychologists of the 20th century because of his association with the famous hierarchy of human needs.
This hierarchy depicts the idea that human needs can be categorized...
Ultralearning – How to Learn Faster (A Thorough Analysis)
This is Tristan de Montebello.
He is a very interesting guy based in Los Angeles, California and, one day, he decided to challenge his skills on public speaking.
Tristan did not have any experience in the field.
However, he...
Wittgenstein – Philosophical Investigations and How to Transcend the Limits of Language
This is probably one of the most quoted adages of all time and it was written by this man: Ludwig Wittgenstein.
A philosopher who, by many, is considered the greatest of the 20th century.
His role in...
The Coronavirus Ordeal – How We Got Devoured by Our Own Vanity
Sometimes you open your eyes and reality feels like a dream.
You don’t know what is real, what is fantasy, what is actually true and what is guilefully fabricated.
We are voyagers in an impressive but unpredictable armada...
Immanuel Kant: Anatomizing the Philosopher of Pure Reason
Pause for a second and let that quote wash across your synapses.
Trying to find ways to reconcile ourselves to our need for self-transcendence and our duty for moral reasoning is at the epicenter of the thinking mind’s...
Flow State: The Secret to Limitless Human Potential
That’s actually one of the most powerful truths I have ever encountered.
We are drawn naturally to comfort. It seems that, for humans, comfort is the quintessential state.
But the universe has a strange sense of humor. It feels like...
Data Management for Successful Student Housing Property Management In any business, data is king. Capturing, analyzing, and, most importantly, utilizing...