As a fountain pen nerd, I'm no stranger to the delicate art of coaxing a reluctant pen to write smoothly. And if you haven't used a pen in a while, you'll have to flush out the nib, running warm water through it to clear...
Drew Lynch is a comedian with an intriguing story. A single game of softball changed his life forever. At 20, Drew harboured dreams of becoming an actor. But fate had other plans. During a casual softball game, Drew lunged to catch a ball. It struck the ground, bounced unpredictably, and...
When it comes to authenticating paintings, sometimes the devil really is in the details. Just ask Bernard Berenson, the famous connoisseur of Italian Renaissance art. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it wasn't always easy to tell which paintings were actually created by masters like Michelangelo,...
"Assumptions are dangerous things to make, and like all dangerous things to make -- bombs, for instance, or strawberry shortcake -- if you make even the tiniest mistake you can find yourself in terrible trouble," writes Lemony Snicket. This whimsical literary reference underscores a sobering truth: assumptions, often...
Imagine your attention as a sculptor, meticulously chiselling at the marble that is your life. Each thought, action, and decision you make is a precise strike of the hammer, shaping your identity. In "Rapt," Winifred Gallagher presents a captivating case for the critical role attention plays in our...
In the words of psychologist William James, “there is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.” But repeatedly having to make small, mundane decisions is draining. The term “decision fatigue” refers to the idea that the more decisions we have to make, the...
