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My patient set down his knitting sticks, leaned over, and said in Spanish: “Wow. This went by fast.”I thought he meant the movie we were watching. Ciro Guerra’s “El abrazo de la serpiente.” “What do you mean?” I asked, answering in Spanish.”La vida,” he said. “Pasó volando.”He was a patient…
When Mike Prytkov lost 44 pounds in a year, he took the extreme route.Now, he understands his approach was unhealthy and unsustainable.In 2017, the entrepreneur either had one meal a day or ate in an 8-hour window followed by a 16-hour fast, known as the 16:8 diet. He also did…
Elon Musk once called Davos “boring af.” After his first appearance, some attendees might agree with him.The billionaire took to the stage at the World Economic Forum in a surprise appearance on Thursday for an interview that touched on many points of his sprawling business empire — but offered few…
It’s no coincidence that my last name, Mesa, translates to “table.” I believe I was born to work in the hospitality industry, and my passion for hosting people was nurtured from a young age. Growing up in the Dominican Republic with my maternal grandparents not only introduced me to an…
It’s been almost four years since a condo fire sent me packing to Central America for my first-ever solo backpacking trip.New passport in hand, I flew to Belize to get scuba certified and maybe “find myself” — but honestly, I had no clue what I was getting into. That first…
Just about every day, someone asks me for advice. Often it’s a question about parenting, something I have been practicing for decades as the mother of five.Friends, colleagues, and mothers at the beginning of their parenting journey want to know how I dealt with a myriad of concerns, everything from…
As the first Christmas after my son William’s death approached, I couldn’t bear the thought of putting up a Christmas tree. I couldn’t imagine displaying all the nutcrackers we had collected together. I couldn’t walk into our usual family gathering pretending to be OK. I was petrified of being watched,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Spencer Penn, the 33-year-old founder of LightSource, who lives in San Francisco. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I moved to California 10 years ago, back when Tesla was a boutique car business. We were making 1,000 vehicles a week.My friends…
Spotify Wrapped could already feel humiliating. This year, there are more opportunities than ever to flip over the stone that is your phone habits and see what crawls out.Last year, my top artist was Florence + The Machine. I stand by it; “What Kind of Man” is one of the…
