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The Washington Post recently reported the results from a six-year study out of Cornell that adds compelling evidence to the idea that the most efficient route to human flourishing may be a lot simpler than we’ve been making it. While there’s no magic solution when it comes to human well-being, the evidence suggests a relatively ...
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KOINOPHOBIA: the fear that you’ve lived an ordinary life While you’re in it, life seems epic. Fiery, tenuous, and unpredictable. But when you look back over your story, or try
May 16, 2025
AMBEDO: A Momentary Trance of Emotional Clarity Sometimes when you’re alone and everything is quiet, you feel a certain placeless intensity that drifts in like a fog. It’s subtle at
May 15, 2025
OPIA: the ambiguous intensity of eye contact So much can be said in a glance. You feel such ambiguous intensity, looking someone in the eye—it’s somehow both intrusive and vulnerable.
May 14, 2025
I continue this week’s exploration of made-up works in The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows that deserve to be popularized. ALAZIA: the fear that you’re not longer able to change When
May 13, 2025
Many friends have told me about John Koenig’s Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, but it wasn’t until recently that someone gave me a copy of the book. You can get a
May 12, 2025
Mother’s Day 2023 didn’t look the way I imagined. Unusual circumstances left me alone not with my mom, not with my child. Even my husband was in the hospital that
May 11, 2025
My story is not unique. Like many people who find their way to the Modern Elder Academy, I too had a midlife crisis–or what I now call a “chrysalis,” thanks
May 10, 2025
Something that EXCITES you: passion is a great fuel for purpose Something that AGITATES you: Reed Hastings started Netflix because he was pissed off at Blockbuster Video’s late charges Something
May 9, 2025
At the time, he was very successful professionally as the president of the International Psychoanalytic Association, a lecturer at the University of Zurich, and a vibrant private practice. He was
May 8, 2025
I’ve found that some of the most transformative insights come not from pushing forward but from stepping back. Whether I’m co-hosting an MEA retreat or attending one myself, I leave
May 7, 2025
We’re so honored that Annie and her husband Neal are joining us at MEA Santa Fe in November that we dusted off this commencement address she gave 22 years ago
May 6, 2025
So, I was intrigued by this new NYT article, Mexico is Becoming a Beacon, and wanted to share it with you. Here’s the opening paragraph as well as another excerpt:
May 5, 2025
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