The art of the exhale

The art of the exhale

The weight of a life in transition is often too heavy to carry alone, but too private to share with a crowd. Whether you are moving across the globe – from the neon pulse of Hong Kong to the historic sprawl of London – or simply pivoting your career, there...
Upgrading your inner narrative

Upgrading your inner narrative

We spend 100% of our lives in our own company. Let that sink in. Yet, for many of us, the person living inside our heads can be the toughest critic, the most relentless taskmaster, or the most demanding roommate imaginable. We’d never speak to a friend, a client, or...
Your inside jokes are your superpower

Your inside jokes are your superpower

We often think of language as a tool for being understood by the world. But the most powerful form of language is actually the kind that the world cannot understand. In sociolinguistics, there is a concept called familect. It is a private language spoken within a...
I stopped planning my whole life

I stopped planning my whole life

Every December used to follow the same frantic script. I’d sit down with a brand-new, expensive 12-month planner and try to map out my entire existence. I thought that if I could just see the next 365 days on paper, I’d finally feel safe. I thought structure was the...