Why I Spent the Weekend Before My Birthday Alone in the Wilderness Or: On the Benefits of Solitude
Solitude has many psychological benefits as both my experience and science have shown. Here’s the what, why, where, and how.
Forgiveness – Traditions, Psychology, And How to Do It
There is an old tradition in Bulgaria called Forgiveness day. In the past, it used to be celebrated with lots of festivities and preparation for spring planting. Today, however, when…
“Box of Negatives”, an exhibition by Galina Yotova
The exhibition “Box of Negatives” is an inspiring, poetic chronicle of Bulgarian modern art. The author, Galina Yotova, has captures some of its most significant events from the last three…
Experiment: Is Meditation Bullshit? I Did It for 30 Days to Find Out
Until recently, I thought that meditation was a bunch of mumbo-jumbo and didn’t want anything to do with the oh-so-trendy Eastern philosophies. I knew about people who had “found themselves”…
12 Alternatives to the 9-to-5 Existence
It’s a widespread opinion that schools don’t teach the important stuff in life. But if I had to pick a single thing I wish I had learned earlier, it would…
Quotes by Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton is a writer and philosopher, with a side gig of being my new obsession. Before discovering him, I didn’t think much of philosophy. In fact, I sometimes…
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