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Month: January 2024

Empathy is Harder than Math

Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. It involves perceiving and connecting with their emotions, fostering understanding, and often responding with compassion and support. Mathematics is the language of patterns and relationships in the world. It’s…

Five Ways to Embrace Your Mortality

We are all going to die. But we also avoid thinking about our mortality. And we are likely to reflect on our deathbeds that we didn’t spend time doing on the most important things during our life. I’ve had some…

A Being in Nature Haiku

Connective nature. Peaceful replenishing here.* Get outside today. – A being in nature haiku that reflects how getting outside, especially within trees and near water, improves physical and mental health. — *Take nature walks Trees solve pretty much every problem…

Six Critical Thinking Tips from Fiction’s Greatest Detectives

In the world of literature, television, and film, some of the most brilliant examples of critical thinking have come from fiction’s greatest detectives. Unraveling mysteries that baffle ordinary mortals, these on-screen and literary luminaries not only entertain us with their…

2024 is About Investing in Caring

To ring in every year, I like to share some ideas and tactics for reflecting and goal setting. From habit building to interrogating the sustainability of gym memberships and dry Januarys, setting intention for career aspirations and healthy relationships is…