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The Life-Shaping Art of Letting Go – The Marginalian
June 18, 2026
The Life-Shaping Art of Letting Go – The Marginalian
“The ability to lose is not difficult to master,” wrote Elizabeth Bishop in one of the most beautiful poems. “Every…
5 Things That May Be Hard to Disentangle
June 18, 2026
5 Things That May Be Hard to Disentangle
5 Things That May Be Hard to Disentangle – Be More With Less
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Ursula K. Le Guin in What It Really Takes to Grow Up – The Marginalian
June 17, 2026
Ursula K. Le Guin in What It Really Takes to Grow Up – The Marginalian
It's not just a matter of growing bones and growing bonds, this business of growing, this endless project of being…
Dostoyevsky, After His Death Sentence Was Revoked, On Life – The Marginalian
June 17, 2026
Dostoyevsky, After His Death Sentence Was Revoked, On Life – The Marginalian
“I mean to work very hard,” the youth Fyodor Dostoyevsky (November 11, 1821–February 9, 1881) decided to consider his future…
Oliver Sacks On The Necessity Of Our Deception – The Marginalian
June 16, 2026
Oliver Sacks On The Necessity Of Our Deception – The Marginalian
“Our ordinary consciousness,” wrote William James in his pioneering work on transcendental experience, “is one special kind of consciousness, while…
The Seven Layers of Selfhood in Literature and Life – The Marginalian
June 16, 2026
The Seven Layers of Selfhood in Literature and Life – The Marginalian
“A person’s identity,” Amin Maalouf wrote as he contemplated what he so poetically called the genes of the soul, “is…
10 small tips to help you own a small Clutter
June 15, 2026
10 small tips to help you own a small Clutter
10 Little Tips to Help You Own Less Clutter – Be More with Less
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The Samurai's Guide to Everyday Death – The Marginalian
June 15, 2026
The Samurai's Guide to Everyday Death – The Marginalian
The great irony of human existence is that our mortality is at the root of our search for meaning –…
Hermann Hesse on Wonder and the Right Purpose of Education – The Marginalian
June 15, 2026
Hermann Hesse on Wonder and the Right Purpose of Education – The Marginalian
It goes again that what makes life livable is our ability – our willingness – to walk through the wonderful…
John O'Donohue in Beginnings – The Marginalian
June 15, 2026
John O'Donohue in Beginnings – The Marginalian
There are times in life when we are reminded that we are not finished yet, the story we have been…