Minasuk/ April 21, 2016/ Uncategorized

A Stanford dean on adult skills every 18-year-old should have | Quartz | April 2016 (N.B. Former Stanford dean, but who’s counting?)

Minasuk/ July 30, 2015/ Uncategorized

Advice for New Students From Those Who Know (Old Students) | New York Times | July 2015 New supplies, new clothes, new start. Freshman year is a chance to redefine yourself, to challenge assumptions, to lay the foundation for the rest of your life. Upperclassmen and recent grads share words of wisdom below. 

Minasuk/ December 28, 2014/ Uncategorized

The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing | Farnam Street | December 2014 We’re surrounded by things only to buy more things. We have no idea what we have or what we need. Worse, most of these things are not things that we love. Getting rid of things and simplifying your life sounds easier than it is. In part because

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Minasuk/ September 4, 2014/ Uncategorized

The Better Life Index Tool Tells You Which Country Is Best For You | Lifehacker | August 2014 If you’ve ever wondered if you’d like life in another country, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) has an interactive tool that will tell you, based on eleven different factors. The tool takes into account things like housing, education, and

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Minasuk/ June 19, 2014/ Uncategorized

Meaning Is Healthier Than Happiness | The Atlantic | August 2013 People who are happy but have little-to-no sense of meaning in their lives have the same gene expression patterns as people who are enduring chronic adversity.

Minasuk/ May 27, 2014/ Uncategorized

Nurse reveals the top 5 regrets people make on their deathbed | Huffington Post | March 2013 For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last 3 to 12 weeks of their lives… . When questioned about any

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