Did you know that ‘motivation’ is a pretty new word? It’s only been around for about 150 years, probably less. Shakespeare had no idea what it meant, and he made up a bagful of silly words. Before the English picked it up, nobody was motivated to do anything, and so nothing got done. Everyone just […]
You’ve probably heard that scars are sexy. Some psych students even ran an experiment and found it to be true enough. But why? Scars are sexy because they’re a sign that we’ve lived. That we’ve tried; we fought for something we care about. They’re a visible reminder of a mistake. Shakespeare wrote, “A scar nobly […]
Not many people saw the pandemic coming. And nobody predicted what actually happened in 2020. Don’t believe anyone who says they know what’s going to happen in the future. At best, it’ll be a lucky guess. We can’t predict what happens to us, but we can decide what we do next. We always get to decide […]