Abandon Bali for these — much less toxic — underrated destinations to work from remotely instead. — Social media has turned Bali into the millennial getaway office. This hype has gone too far. Millennials hop in and out of this island as if it’s their tacky buddy’s dorm room. They crash on the couch with all their belongings on their backs. They spend pennies on food. They…

You are not crazy, my friends. — This is the first part of a series of essays. Read Part II here. *Gaslighting, if you don’t know the word, is defined as manipulation into doubting your own sanity; as in, Carl made Mary think she was crazy, even though she clearly caught him cheating. He gaslit her. Pretty…

A response to Sherry McGuinn’s “Endorphin Rush” — People laughing and smiling always raise my spirits. I have noticed the same thing with my youngest son. If he hears someone laughing, he will laugh along. It is a human feature that we can experience group emotions, such as laughter. The picture above shows a laughing trio. It lifts…

1. I Began to Really Notice My Surroundings I’m not going to lie, when I first left home without my phone, it just felt wrong. I was anxious. I felt like I was missing an arm. But after a few hours, I started to feel like myself again. And even better, I got to reconnect with the outside…

Inside the mind of another lonely soul — It was pouring rain outside, but that didn’t stop me from taking a walk. There’s really not much else to do during this damned pandemic anyway. As I was strolling down the streets of Old Montreal, I couldn’t help but feel lonely like never before. Every shop was closed. I…