It feels like I’m in a 2020 version of Groundhog Day. If you haven’t seen it, the movie is about a grumpy TV weatherman (played by Bill Murray) covering the famous Groundhog Day festivities in a small Pennsylvania town. He gets stuck in a time loop, repeatedly reliving the same …
Personal Development
Why fitting in won’t help you belong
To belong. For much of my life, that’s what I wanted most. I was an only child living in Istanbul, a sprawling city of millions. Growing up, I spent most of my time holed up in my room in the small apartment we lived in—my only refuge from the faceless …
You’re in a jail cell of your own making. Here’s how to get out.
One of the most popular articles I wrote last year was You’re in a jail cell of your own making. The basic idea is simple: Many of us live in jail cells we constructed for ourselves. We’re the master architects of our prisons—the constraints, the habits, the routines that form …
To change yourself, change your environment.
You adopted an adorable new puppy, but there’s a slight problem. Your new puppy has a lust for shoes. He believes your brand new sneakers are the best chew toy ever created, so he rips them to shreds. What would you do? If you’re like most people, you’d try to …