Learn the Feeling Don't Learn the Language. Learn the Feeling. We've been taught to chase knowledge, to memorize facts, to master grammar and equations. But what if we've been chasing the wrong thing all along? Don’t learn the language. Don’t learn the knowledge. Learn the feeling. When you're learning something new — a language, an instrument, a craft — pause and feel. Let your body flood with that warm, buzzy joy. That peaceful satisfaction. That sense of curiosity and wonder. Why? Because feelings create habits. The joy, serenity, excitement, and cocktail of positive emotions you feel *in the moment* of doing something? That’s the real teacher. Your brain remembers that high, and it wants to chase it again. That’s how mastery starts. Not with duty. Not with discipline. But with delight. Harness the p...
If you had told me a few years ago that I’d be writing about my time at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) with anything close to fondness, I would’ve laughed (then probably cried). Back then, walking into IMH felt like the greatest tragedy. Like I’d failed my family and myself. But here’s the plot twist: it wasn’t the end of my life, not by a long shot. It was the beginning of something strangely beautiful. Don’t get me wrong—being a patient at IMH was tough. The walls weren’t always comforting. The nights were long. And the questions in my head? Endless. But in that raw, stripped-down space, something softened in me. I began to notice the little acts of kindness—the nurse who remembered my name, the doctor who really listened, the other patients who just got it without me having to explain. I saw love there. Not the sappy, rom-com kind. But the fierce, quiet kind. The kind that shows up in crisis. The kind that shares a banana when you haven’t eaten all day. The kind that lis...