Rishita Chaudhary

“My soul is a hidden orchestra,” the first entry reads. “I do not know what instruments, what violins and harps, drums and tambours sound and clash inside me. I know myself only as a symphony.”

Having a victim mindset—that we’re powerless and at the mercy of external forces—is the antithesis of agency because it reinforces passivity.

I think it’s also important to admit, to attest to, and to [bear] witness to the violence of the archive of slavery, which is about erasure. There are tick marks instead of names; it’s all about the slave’s relationship to the accumulation of wealth for another. The archive doesn’t tell us the story of someone’s life.

Cute suggestions on doing good , which actually benefit us as much as it benefits others:

• Tell your mom (or someone who feels like your mom): “You raised me right. Here is one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned from you: _______________.”


• If you see a couple—and they’re trying to take a selfie of themselves while on a romantic date or trip—ask,

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There seems to be less discussion or interest in funding technologies that are supposed to make life easier if you are experiencing disability. Say, new ways or spaces to build community if you’re isolated or elderly, or somehow make the world and your life more accessible than it otherwise would be if you’re disabled.

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The Harvard Study of Adult Development has assessed the connection between people’s habits and their subsequent well-being since the late 1930s.

The happiest, healthiest people in old age didn’t smoke (or quit early in life), exercised, drank moderately or not at all, and stayed mentally active , among other patterns. But these habits pale in

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