How to stop idealizing people — almost no one talks about this step. Not in self-help books, not in therapy, not in personal development courses. And yet it’s the one thing that makes real independence possible. I want to talk about achieving independence — specifically about one step whose absence makes it impossible to get […]

Why travel won’t make you happy — yes, this might come as a surprise. Especially if you’re currently sitting at work or somewhere that looks nothing like a sunny island or a dream landscape. In those moments we sometimes dream of a different kind of life — remote work, travel, views. I’m not saying travel