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#008 The Ups and Downs of Japanese Amae (Travel – 2)

The Intentional Hulk   ❀  Mar 24, 2022

There’s yelling outside of my Tokyo apartment. I look through my balcony door and two elderly people stand in the…

#007 How to Reinvent Yourself (Travel – 1)

The Intentional Hulk   ❀  Mar 17, 2022

The year I’d entered the sixth grade, I’d just moved from southern California to central Wisconsin. I had very little…

#006 Seeking New Lands and Seeing With New Eyes (Intro to Travel Series)

The Intentional Hulk   ❀  Mar 10, 2022

Over the weekend, my husband, Adam, and I went for a hike, and he asked me if I thought our…

#005 You Don’t Have to Accept What You Can’t Control

The Intentional Hulk   ❀  Mar 3, 2022

I can’t control what other people think or do. I can’t force them to recognize the inherent value of everyone,…

#004 Donna Tartt and The Confessions of a Lifelong Fantasist

The Intentional Hulk   ❀  Feb 24, 2022

Bennington College in the 1980s was one of those mythic times that produced multiple influential artists at once, like Paris…

#003 Getting Good Grades and Positive Assessments

The Intentional Hulk   ❀  Feb 17, 2022

In the Happiness Lab podcast, Alfie Kohn says he’s been studying how grades affect kids for decades. Grades not only undermine students’…

#002 What To Do If You’re Lonely

The Intentional Hulk   ❀  Feb 10, 2022

I’m listening to The Happiness Lab, a podcast by Laurie Santos, Ph.D., where she talks about scientifically proven practices that…

#001 Amy’s Search for Meaning

The Intentional Hulk   ❀  Feb 2, 2022

Welcome to the very first issue of The Intentional Hulk. I hope you enjoy reading it as much I’ve enjoyed…

Guest Post by Adam Valerio – Healing Without Belief

Uncategorized   ❀  Dec 21, 2013

This is a guest post written by Adam Valerio. Adam is a scholar who researches the intersection between science and…