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Everyday & Inner Life
About the unexpected in what happens around us and inside us every day.
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The Silence After the Blue Ticks: How Technology Unnoticeably Reprograms Our Emotional World
A tiny read receipt can be enough to write entire stories in our heads. It shows how new technologies unnoticeably change the rules of our interaction – and what we can do to counteract it.
Articles
10 articles
The Community Within You: How the Microbiome Can Transform Your Self-Perception
You are never alone, not even within your own body. A journey into the world of your microbial cohabitants and a surprising realization about what we call 'I'.
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The Nocturnal Studio: What Our Brain Does for Us in Sleep
We chase it or try to optimize it. Yet, we overlook that sleep is not a mere downtime, but perhaps the deepest form of engagement with our lives.
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The Anatomy of a Sigh: How Breathing and the Nervous System Work Together
We hold our breath when we concentrate and sigh when we let go. This isn't by chance, but a subtle mechanism that can bring us back into balance.
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Why We Should Read the Books That Were Never Written
What the stories we never lived reveal about us.
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What if Happiness Isn't a Goal at All?
We chase happiness as if it were an outcome one can achieve. Yet, perhaps it's more a way of being on the journey.
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When Thoughts Go for a Walk
On the quiet strength of walking – and the art of finding an answer by ceasing to search for it.
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Memory, the Storyteller
Our memories aren't mere facts, but narratives we ourselves shape. Exploring the quiet power of stories that make us who we are.
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The Art of Not Knowing
Knowledge gives us security, but questions keep the world alive. A reflection on the courage to be a beginner again.
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The Value of the Nearly Invisible
Grand resolutions often make a lot of noise, but true transformation frequently unfolds in quiet. An observation on the almost imperceptible power of small, daily gestures.
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