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Travels in Search of Identity: Hunters and Shamans on the Road

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People have always told stories in an effort to make sense of experience. Road narratives or roadworks are an American favorite for that process of composing order and meaning into…

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Keine Sinnfragen bitte, das führt zu nichts; der Weg ist das Ziel!

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Vor über 20 Jahren, während ich als angehende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaftlerin an meiner Dissertation über das Reisen als Identitätssuche arbeitete, hatte ich die Ehre, den Autor Paul Nizon in Zofingen…

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How Technology Affects Our Sleep

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As modern technology continues to revolutionize the way we live, are we finding it harder to switch off? Checking your email or reading a book on your tablet before you…

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Good Things: Maya Angelou on Courage and Leadership

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Build your courage muscle! One isn’t born with courage, one develops it, just as you develop strong muscles. You develop it by doing small courageous things, things that cost you…

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The Fierce Urgency of Wonder Woman

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Wonder Woman can shatter Hollywood’s Superheroine glass ceiling, Alex Yarde reports.   In a recent article on www.fivethirtyeight.com, The Dollar-And-Cents Case Against Hollywood’s Exclusion of Women by Walt Hickey, shows…

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The Zen of Doing

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“Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.” ~Zen proverb In the chaos of the modern world, there is a beauty in simply doing. We’re buffeted…

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How to Put Life on Easy Mode

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The other day I was having such a chill, easy day despite doing all of my usual work and chores and workout activities — the phrase, “Life on Easy Mode”…

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