Travel

A CASE FOR QUICK TRIPS OVER EXTENDED VACATIONS

I wouldn’t consider myself a globetrotter in the true sense of the word – I haven’t visited all continents, backpacked for months through South America, or had any out-of-the-ordinary or one-of-a-kind exploratory experiences. Still, I think I’ve gone through my fair share of travelling over the last decade to speak factually and openly about those …

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Culture

THE POWER OF MYSTERY

There is something to be said about an enchantment with the unknown. Various things could arouse this feeling—people with reticent personalities or deep-thinking minds, those utterly content with their own space, time, and company, or someone with a non-existent online, social media, or public presence. It could also be induced by curious new places, novel …

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Minimalism

DO WE OVERESTIMATE OUR NEED FOR VARIETY AND CHOICE?

The feelings evoked by the perceived availability of a wide selection of people, places, or things in life that we consider stylish, beautiful, emotionally fulfilling, practical, delicious, or status-enhancing can be compared to similar feelings evoked by love and narcotics. If we’re talking about only the pre-virtual era, this feeling could have been triggered by …

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Culture

REIMAGINING “HIGH VALUE” IN 2024

High Value has become an incredibly ubiquitous, persuasive term, made famous by the virtual tidal wave that is social media, especially in 2024. I didn’t overthink it when the term first started making the rounds. It’s intriguing in its own way. Especially when applied to people, and even more entertaining when applied as a strategy …

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HOW TO CO-EXIST WITH A NON-MINIMALIST

Sharing a living space with a loved one, friend or family member can be one of life’s most beautiful, communal and emotionally enriching experiences. The things you uncover about yourself and the other can lead to incredible learning, deepened love, and relationships that endure for a lifetime. However, if your attitudes about daily life tend …

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Culture

THINGS THAT SHOULD BECOME OBSOLETE

Moving through the world in 2024, both virtually and literally, has opened my eyes and altered my perspective on how we humans engage and interact with our living surroundings. Cultures, lifestyles, and mindsets globally are evolving at rapid speed, and personally, I sometimes find it challenging to keep up. In many ways, I’m still trying …

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Travel

HOW CAN WE BE MORE CONSCIOUS WITH WORLD TRAVEL?

Travelling the globe and scratching off as many locations off our bucket lists as we can have turned into a combination of an extreme sport and a benchmark of ultimate life success. With the rise of social media over the last decade or so, people of all ages seem to be competitively travelling to some …

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Culture

HOW TO LIVE A SLOW LIFE IN A BIG CITY

For decades, cosmopolitan cities worldwide have held a certain appeal that draws international attention to tourism, work, and permanent settlement. Glittery destinations such as NYC, London, Paris, Miami, and Dubai, to name a few, offer dreams and visions of glamorous living, thriving career opportunities, and a forever-exciting and euphoric social life—and more often than not, …

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Minimalism

HOW TO PRACTICE MINIMALISM IN MULTIPLE AREAS OF LIFE

The word minimalism might initially inspire thoughts of living lightly strictly in the physical or aesthetic sense: buying less and purging more material items. Decorating our homes lightly and making do with fewer clothes, makeup and products. But minimalism can transcend the physical world. It can be applied as a filter through which we view …

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Minimalism

HOW TO GO FROM NON-MINIMALIST TO MINIMALIST

As much as I speak about the benefits of living a minimalist lifestyle, I have to admit that I only started living this way due to a move abroad that forced me to take stock of all of my belongings and travel as lightly as possible. That was as recent as five years ago. I …

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