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Lynda Barry on Writing Without Thinking

one ought to be strict about finding that daily hour and protecting it from distractions and interruptions—but that the writing time itself should not

How to Jumpstart Your Creative Process With William S. Burroughs’ Cut-Up Technique

success of their partnership was largely thanks to developing a high degree of positive emotional behavior. Humor, enthusiasm, and validation—understa

what does become more important over time, for both sexes, are two personality traits: openness and mutual trust.

familiarity dulls perception.

3 Simple Ways to Cultivate a Mindset of Micro-Romance, by a Psychologist

Do you want Doritos at 7 a.m. at the airport? OK. Do you want to watch 20 episodes of Blippi on the plane? No problem. There are no rules when traveli

It's not a vacation. It's a trip. You're just parenting in a new place.

Save the screens for the flight.

Appropriately defiant children may push back on adults who are in the wrong, or speak out against other kids bullying a fellow classmate

for Marx, capitalism is a “naked, shameless, direct, brutal exploitation” of humanity. It’s riddled with problems and tends to bring out the worst in

capitalism’s fetishization of “profit” is what creates the surplus and productivity necessary for communistic redistribution of resources.

The opening section of his Communist Manifesto is a long, if grudging, recognition of capitalism’s successes.

Healing Is Making Us Mean

Without romance – and yes, sex – you and your partner are just friends at best and roommates at worst.

What is the number one thing that everyone is looking for in a relationship? Certainty.

“healing” became less about connection and more about control. Less about understanding ourselves, and more about explaining ourselves; justifying eve

Healing Is Making Us Mean

I was walking the dog this morning and I was reflecting on how the things we build on the digital world seem to mirror what we build on the physical o

First, become able to feel conviction even in the face of high uncertainty. Second, learn how to weigh your options so hard that by the time you've pi

Too many people think the grass is greener somewhere else but grass is green where you water it, remember that.

dreamers addicted to reality instead of realists addicted to dreams. -Neri Oxman on what she looks for when hiring

"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out." - Ray Bradbury