FRIENDSHIP OF A LIFETIME: What self-love’s got to do with it
It was a hot summer day in 1997, and the sun was mercilessly blazing on the city of Dhaka, while my uncle and I waited for a rickshaw. As a seven-year-old, I p...
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HI-FI(VE) IS BETTER THAN WI-FI: The benefits of internet fasting
Profile viewed, invitation sent. Connect.Recently, I struggled with social isolation as I drudged to establish myself in a new city with no family or frien...
THE FACE OF KINDNESS: 11 ways to raise kinder children
The face of kindness is something that's easily recognized when we see it in action, but children learn by doing and having a role. The positive effect of kind...
RELATIONSHIPS ARE PARTNERSHIPS: Focus on the team, not just yourself
As children, we take what people say and what happens within our environment very personally. Our sense of attachment and security depends on our reading of wh...
ART AND POWER: How the arts preserve sanity in times of political unrest
In the 1990s, near the end of his life, I became friends with a neighbour of mine in Los Angeles, Herbert Zipper. He died at the age of 93, in 1997.Herber...
HAPPILY EVER AFTER: 5 simple ways to make every day Valentine’s Day
We all have our image of the ideal relationship. For most of us, it’s about constantly supporting each other and being tender, adoring and happy together. Afte...
DRAW YOUR SOCIAL CIRCLE: A 4-part exercise that’ll help you analyze your relationships
We’re social beings, and our web of relationships is important to our happiness. Supportive relationships help us survive life’s storms and celebrate its succe...
THE LOVE BOT: When an algorithm gets online dating right
Once upon a time … this is how the best of fairy tales and bedtime stories begin. And this is probably the best of the best. Why? Because it’s real. And it con...
IDENTITY POLITICS: The most convincing argument isn’t an argument at all
By now, everyone's experienced a wicked flame war on social media over political or ideological matters. Whether you've joined in the fray or just grabbed popco...