Introspective

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out… In The Forest

The fastest way to recalibrate from the annoying little Oompa Loompas of modern daily life is to turn on, tune in, and drop out… in the forest. If you don’t have a forest available immediately, this 8.5-minute Ersatz clip helps you recalibrate from the family members who try to tell you what to do and what not...
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After The Storm That Wasn’t

Discovering The Electric Mountain
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The End Of Shades

Why We Need To Cherish Doubts
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What Can We Learn From The Wolf’s Immune System?

Mimicking aspects of the wolf’s lifestyle can lead to a dramatically improved immune system, resilience, and quality of life.
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The Absence of the Obstacle

A taxi driver who sees invisible obstacles everywhere teaches me a lesson.
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Trauma In The Light Of Berlin

Once upon a time in Berlin I bounced into a medical doctor by the name of Hans (not his real name for reasons that will become obvious). Hans, 56, taught me a bit about ancient Rome, a bit about Berlin and a lot about trauma. 
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How To Conquer Superbugs And Parasites

The deadly mistakes with antibiotics that led me to the perfect natural solution against pathogenic lifeforms.
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Remembering The Man Sans The Whiskers

I first saw Alain Siritzky at the Carlton Hotel bar during the 1996 Cannes Film Festival after my partner pointed out a gleaming scalp over a red couch.
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The Ebola Expert Who Liked His Whiskey

He wore dirty clothes, played the drums, smoked sans filters, and early on the meeting slipped me a whiskey flask during a shooting break
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7 Steps Of Baldness

Published by HoneyColony It started at age 27. I didn’t pull them out. I wasn’t on steroids. I wasn’t pregnant. I didn’t use peroxide. There was nothing wrong with my thyroid gland. I ate high-quality protein and exercised regularly. Yet my hairline was receding at a rate of about a half a scalp per decade. I tried...
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Waking Up From Being Extinct

Two evolutionary scientists from Princeton University were on my tail. The Grants. They’d been following me for months with their binoculars. I pretended not to notice. I maintained identical life habits just so they would get bored. But they never got bored. For three decades they never got bored. What did they know about me that I...
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How To Deal With A Parasite Invasion

Published by HoneyColony La Brea and Sunset. He was there when my car came to a stop at the traffic lights. Shoeless and ragged, he swiveled between the lanes like a faulty pendulum, handing out dirty fliers to drivers who tried to remain invisible. When he got closer, I dug my nose into my iPhone and pretended...
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The Multilayered Insanity Of My Tumi Obsession

Russian matryoshka dolls, one inside the other, ever smaller, until you end up with a colored dust particle with two eyes and a nose. This is how my travel luggage is organized, one Tumi inside a bigger Tumi, until you end up with unidentifiable garbage. Currently my Tumis are arranged up to seven Levels. Recently I was...
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The Necessary Hanging Of Jimmy The Life Coach

  Jimmy the Life Coach tells us to define our life goals and break them down to milestones. He tells us to realize our passion with a measuring cup. Visualize it Yoda -style. To jump fearlessly into the void and “be all we can be.” As a result many of us jump into a black pit that...
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