Losing Friends Was the Best Thing That Happened to Me

I thought it would be easy: I would just suggest an activity to my friend that didn’t involve drinking, and boom, done. We could still hang out as if nothing…

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The Surprising Benefits of a 12-Month Experiment

I had all these plans for the weekend: wake up early, bike to the beach, read a new book, maybe meet some friends. Instead, I’m lying in bed with a…

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The voice in my head was right (again)

I wanted to stop, but I was told I shouldn't. A clear voice, urging me to keep going, that it was going to rain later, and if I stopped at…

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Take a Step Back

It had been over an hour, and still nothing. I was no closer to solving the problem than when I had started. My browser window had over ten open tabs,…

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How Can I Make This Happen?

It's too much, I can’t afford it. It’s too many trips back to back. I can’t ask my wife to stay home again and take care of everything. I can’t…

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I can’t wait to get out of here

Ram Dass once said: "If you think you are enlightened, go and spend a week with your family." Well, I spent almost 3 months living with my wife's family in 2022, and what a reality check it was.

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I’m just not good with women…

Some years ago, I was celebrating my 26th birthday with two friends in a beach city called Nha Trang, Vietnam. That day we went out to dance at this bar,…

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I also wonder why…

Some months ago, my wife was looking at some old pictures of me and said: "You used to look very happy when you were a young child, but in your…

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