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A linchpin is an unassuming piece of hardware. It’s not glamorous, but it’s essential. It holds the wagon to the wheel. The linchpin is the essential element. Without the linchpin, the thing falls apart. The linchpin feels the fear, acknowledges it, then proceeds. Linchpins embrace the lack of

This is a gift for you, from me, the person who writes this page. What is this wonderful gift with which I present you today? Why of course it’s nothing. It’s the idea of something. It’s a good wish - that undeliverable gift. ‘good vibes, prayers, thoughts’

To the parents at 1AM. To the arguments in the car when you’re late. To the flush-face intergenerational snapping in the kitchen. To the chef who feels taken for granted. To the black sheep of the family. To the butt of the family in-joke (they don’t find it

We arrived as teens and twenty somethings - green as grass; naive you might say. Not quite as worldly as we may have thought ourselves to be. Three years later, four for some, we left, much the same shade of green - but somehow different. Different somehow. Still young, still

Perhaps the main point of knowing a rule is to be an exception to it. It is true that the macro-news - the news about the world is bad. The times we live in are indeed alarming. A time of triumphant mediocrity. Many features of our so-called culture have as

When you start anything new, there are forces pulling you in a variety of directions. The stuff you could The stuff you want The stuff you have to do. Figure out your epicentre. Which part of your equation can’t be removed? When you find it you’ll know. Focus

If you find yourself stuck - with few and only ephemeral pleasures; with minimal gratifications; and without meaning - there's a road out. (it has) three pillars positive emotion - positive institutions - positive traits. Positive emotions serve us best when life is easy. Experiences that induce positive