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Sarah von Bargen is here to help you correct your bad self-help habits
“Better or happier usually takes much less time than we think.” – Sarah Von Bargen Sarah Von Bargen (@yesandyesblog) is a writer, teacher, and...
The way we teach and learn has been broken for 300 years (but we can fix it)
“All lessons are delayed. Very few of us actually receive the lesson right there, when it is delivered to us.” –Al Filreis Al Filreis...
How we die in America (and why it’s important to talk about it)
“What we have found is that technologies are not prolonging human life. They are really just prolonging human death.” – Ann Neumann Ann Neumann...
Deviate Live in New York City: Travel Stories and Souvenirs
“That’s the lovely thing about a souvenir: It’s a touchstone that reminds you of what you can do, and what you have done, and...
How romance novels reveal the secret history of life in America
“Essentially, a romance is a courtship story. And if you think about it, courtship stories are part of the foundation of human storytelling” –Sarah...
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Ari Shaffir on travel, memory, and the odd psychology of souvenirs
“My tattoo reminds me of who I was at that age. I was so fraught with the existential stakes—I wanted to have lived. I...