The Productivity Trap

I used to wake up at 5:30 every morning. The first thing I did was make coffee. I drank so much of it that I started calling it "a bucket", and then caught the bus to the hospital where I worked. I arrived already restless, mentally running through every problem that had come up overnight.

The Underground City of the Forgotten

Buenos Aires has two famous cemeteries: Recoleta, a well-known tourist spot with guided tours and paid entrance, and Chacarita, which is less well-known and still in use for burials, funerals, and cremations.

Toxic Positivity: A Very Old Problem With a Brand New Name

Many years ago, when I was around 12, my mother gave me a book she had loved as a child: Pollyanna. The story follows a poor girl who plays what she calls "The Glad Game," the goal being to find something good in every situation. At one point, she receives a pair of crutches as a charity gift. She doesn't need crutches, but instead of feeling disappointed, she celebrates the fact that she doesn't need them.