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Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic Secret to Creativity

In her book Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert reveals some secrets about human creativity. Let’s read more about it.
The Art of Doing Nothing

We are bombarded with all kinds of activities in the modern capitalistic world. How, then, do we find space for nothingness? Here’s what some of the books teach us on the art of doing nothing.
The Emptiness at the Top of the Mountain

What happens the day after you accomplish your dream? Let’s explore the place which our society should discuss more often but it doesn’t.
Are You Feeling Lonely? Then You Need to Read This

If you’re trying to understand your loneliness and looking for ways out of it, these books are going to help you in that journey.
How to Talk to a Stranger

Celeste Headlee, in her book We Need to Talk, tells us about how to have a genuine conversation with a stranger.
Animal Farm and the Perennial Politics of Power

Animal Farm is a powerful political satire in more ways than one. Let’s decode the politics of it with the help of this essay.
The Word for What Hurts

Language, when it finally names our pain, becomes the first and most powerful step towards healing. Let’s find out how this process works.
The Paralysis of Consciousness: Hamlet and the Mind at War with Itself

In this essay we get into the mind of Hamlet and try to understand his emotional conflicts.