Sempre fui um completo idiota em relação a alto-falantes de áudio. Se você me der o controle de um deles, verá que eu me transformo de uma pessoa normal em um exibicionista musical em segundos. "Ouça essa obscura banda de metal dos anos 80!" eu gritava enquanto meu pobre acompanhante se contorcia. "Eles combinam speed metal com influências clássicas!" Meu par acenava educadamente com a cabeça enquanto planejava... Leia mais "O teste de música
The phone rang. Sarah’s hand trembled as she reached for it, guided more by muscle memory than conscious thought. “Hello?” Her voice sounded strange to her own ears. “Hi, Mom. It’s me.” Sarah pressed the phone tighter to her ear as if clarity might come from closer contact. “Who is this?” she asked, a surge… Leia mais "The Cardinal’s Song
Bumblebees are excellent workers, tirelessly maintaining their nests while pollinating plants and flowers. A significant study from Queen Mary University of London discovered that these social insects do more than work all day. They also take time to play. Researchers observed bumblebees engaging in joyful chase games, tumbling through the air in lighthearted loops. This… Leia mais "Notes of memories and buzzing bees
Tom e Bill foram vizinhos a vida inteira, cuidando de suas fazendas nos arredores de sua pequena cidade. Todos os sábados, eles caminhavam juntos até a cidade para pegar mantimentos e conversar sobre os eventos da semana no pub local. Esse sábado em particular começou como qualquer outro. Tom e Bill se encontraram no... Leia mais "O bilhete premiado
An old man walked along the beach and noticed a young boy. The boy was picking up starfish stranded by the receding tide and tossing them back into the sea. Intrigued, the old man asked what the boy was doing. “If the starfish are still on the beach when the sun gets high, they’ll die,”… Leia mais "The starfish story
When Max was at his lowest point, battling demons that nearly drove him to end it all, an abandoned puppy named Chica gave him a reason to keep going. And when a car tragically struck Chica, leaving her broken on the road, it was the kindness of a total stranger named Kenny that made all… Leia mais "Kindness for a kid on his knees in the middle of downtown Indianapolis
In the summer of 1998, while the world watched the Clinton scandal unfold and Google took its first steps in a garage, a group of college graduates sat in the Texas heat listening to Kurt Vonnegut. Most of what he said that day has been forgotten, but one story about his Uncle Alex and a… Leia mais "If this isn’t nice, what is?
Você pode pensar que voos de primeira classe e hotéis cinco estrelas são os prazeres mais requintados, mas os verdadeiros luxos da vida são as lentas manhãs de domingo em um lar repleto de amor. Um tipo especial de mágica acontece nas manhãs de domingo, quando o dia se estende diante de mim, vazio de planos e repleto de possibilidades. É um momento... Leia mais "Manhãs lentas de domingo
Gratitude is the unsung hero of high achievers. It’s the secret sauce, the magic ingredient that separates the good from the great. And yet, it’s often the last thing on our minds as we chase our goals. We think success is about hustle, about grind, about burning the midnight oil. And sure, hard work matters.… Leia mais "Does gratitude matter?
It’s easy to think of Jeff Bezos only as the billionaire founder of Amazon. But like all of us, his character is shaped by the small moments and interactions that make up a life. When Bezos was 10, he was on a family road trip with his grandparents, rolling around in the back seat and… Leia mais "It’s harder to be kind than clever
