Before and After: “I Struggled for Years With Getting Myself to Ring My Grandfather.”

I’m writing my next book, Before and After, about how we make and break habits–an issue  very relevant to happiness. Each week, I’ll post a before-and-after story submitted by a reader, about how he or she successfully changed a habit. We can all learn from each other. If you’d like to share your story, contactContinue reading “Before and After: “I Struggled for Years With Getting Myself to Ring My Grandfather.””

An Illustrated Taxonomy of City Bikes and Cyclist Archetypes

From hipster habits to midlife crises, a morphology of urban life on two wheels. Brain Pickings takes 450+ hours a month to curate and edit across the different platforms, and remains banner-free. If it brings you any joy and inspiration, please consider a modest donation – it lets me know I’m doing something right. fromContinue reading “An Illustrated Taxonomy of City Bikes and Cyclist Archetypes”

Hans Christian Andersen’s Breathtaking, Dramatic Account of Vesuvius’s 1834 Eruption

“The sea raised its great wings, coal black smoke arose from Vesuvius into the blue sky…” Brain Pickings takes 450+ hours a month to curate and edit across the different platforms, and remains banner-free. If it brings you any joy and inspiration, please consider a modest donation – it lets me know I’m doing somethingContinue reading “Hans Christian Andersen’s Breathtaking, Dramatic Account of Vesuvius’s 1834 Eruption”

Happy Birthday, Maya Angelou: The Beloved Author Recites Her Poem “Phenomenal Woman”

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