If i fits,i sits 😃 https://t.co/YjHTlkTfrs

An essay lets the soul of a memoirist, the rigor of a scholar, and the pen of a poet all co-exist on the same page. Out of all the mediums, it's most able to fuse the best parts of every other genre. It's literature's sponge, the frontier of the written word. https://t.co/Olikaqb5pV

Watching Japanese craftsmen at work makes me so happy it’s the way they make ceremonies out of mundane things by doing it with extreme care. Like how bartenders carve ice diamonds or how sushi chefs shape a ball of rice between wet fingers. I love delicateness & precision so much

10 must-know Japanese concepts that will improve your life:

I miss personal blogs when they were smaller, less polished, and felt less like a performance, and more like peeking into someone's inner life

“The world owes you nothing. It was here first.” —Mark Twain

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In my experience, we don't need to 'try' to feel emotions, it's more a case of unblocking what gets in the way. Here are ten common barriers, any others you might add? https://t.co/ygqLrK5YH4

"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." —Anne Lamott (@ANNELAMOTT)

The Persuasion Paradox Have you noticed that the most argumentative people rarely persuade anyone? The most persuasive people don’t argue—they observe, listen, and ask questions. Argue less, persuade more. Persuasion is an art that requires a paintbrush, not a sledgehammer.