When children learn their first language, they learn the meaning of words through association. They associate sounds with objects and activities. Someone points at the wood thing in the dining room …
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I've been reading Myths To Live By by Joseph Campbell recently and this section about coming of age rituals stuck out to me today: "Accordingly, one of the first functions of the puberty rites of …
When you finish high school, you are faced with a choice. You have been walking on a well-paved track for 12 years--it felt safe and certain. As you walk towards the end you see a fork in the road. …
Most people approach decisions about education with a focus on utility. You hear this a lot when people talk about language learning. "Spanish is a good language to learn because you can use it in …
*This is part four of a multi-part series on self-esteem and travel using the framework from Nathaniel Branden’s Six Pillars of Self-Esteem. Here are parts one, two, and three. We’ve covered a lot …
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*This is part three of a multi-part series on Travel and self-esteem Self-Assertiveness Nathaniel Branden defines assertiveness as, "Being authentic in our dealings with others; treating our values …
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