We’re made so uneasy by the experience of allowing reality to unfold at its own speed that when we’re faced with a problem, it feels better to race toward a resolution—any resolution, really, so long as we can tell ourselves we’re “dealing with” the situation, thereby maintaining the feeling of being in control. So we snap at our partners, rather... See more

But having an enviable career is one thing, and being a happy person is another.

Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life, a person happy doing his own work is usually considered an eccentric, if not a subversive. Ambition is... See more

“Do you have a dream job?” The margiela associate asked me yesterday while my passport—unbeknownst to me—lay carelessly on a table somewhere nearby. waiting to be forgotten.

“I think when you hope and dream of only one thing you close yourself off to all other possibilities.” this is my honest answer.

“Maybe that’s true. But if you don’t, nothing... See more