If these heatwaves teach us anything, it’s that we need to make our cities greener. Plant more trees. Build more parks. Protect the forests we already have. We need more green spaces.
Major cheat code for life: Become difficult to rush. The world will pressure you to rush into everything. Rushed decisions. Rushed conversations. Rushed relationships. Rushed timelines. There's immense power in rejecting that trend. Slow down. Create space to think clearly.
The Knicks winning a championship while the World Cup cultural exchange is happening might be the legitimate antidote to the individualistic nihilism that’s poisoned so much of our country for the last decade or so
People want community. They want whimsy. It’s fun to have fun
You reduce crime by eliminating poverty. The actual reason so called nice neighborhoods have lower crime rates is because people’s basic needs are being met. It is not because of police, alarm systems, or neighborhood associations. Poverty creates crime.
One of my favorite things about traveling is how it shatters the illusion that the life you’ve always known is the only way to live. It reminds you that there are countless ways to live, and yours is just one of them.
All it takes is a single trip, a one-off conversation, a sudden epiphany while on a walk, a particular passage at just the right moment, or a blessing disguised as uprooting disaster to rekindle your zeal for life and set your heart ablaze