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A Cabinet of Curiosities for the Human Experience
Sep 03, 2025

A Cabinet of Curiosities for the Human Experience

Discover the Wellcome Collection, London’s free museum of health, history, and imagination.

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
The Tender Architecture of Childhood
Aug 27, 2025

The Tender Architecture of Childhood

The First Ever How to Live Newsletter

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
When You Feel Out of Place in the Human Condition
Jul 23, 2025

When You Feel Out of Place in the Human Condition

Notes from an Ontological Misfit

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
JUNE TL;DR
Jul 13, 2025

JUNE TL;DR

Pieces too long? Read this monthly summary!

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
The Social Experiment That Changed How We Understand Ourselves
Jul 09, 2025

The Social Experiment That Changed How We Understand Ourselves

Solomon Asch and the unbearable pull of agreement.

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
The Annual Wildly Comprehensive Mental Health Resource Guide
May 21, 2025

The Annual Wildly Comprehensive Mental Health Resource Guide

For everyone aged 4-94!

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
How to Learn Anything, Really
Apr 16, 2025

How to Learn Anything, Really

Richard Feynman’s Timeless Strategy

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
Fake Cancer, Real Epiphany: On Malta, Winter, and the Freedom of the Unknown
Feb 19, 2025

Fake Cancer, Real Epiphany: On Malta, Winter, and the Freedom of the Unknown

On the unexpected ways illness, isolation, and geography shape our courage

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
Ask These Questions to Change Your Mind.
Oct 16, 2024

Ask These Questions to Change Your Mind.

Socrates to the rescue

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
Why Saying “I Love You” Is Not Enough.
Aug 21, 2024

Why Saying “I Love You” Is Not Enough.

And what to say instead.

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
What Panic Feels Like From Inside the Body of a Child: An Excerpt
Feb 09, 2022

What Panic Feels Like From Inside the Body of a Child: An Excerpt

A chapter from Little Panic: Dispatches from an Anxious Life.

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
Blueprints for Deeper Living: Unraveling the Patterns That Shape Our Lives
Sep 06, 2021

Blueprints for Deeper Living: Unraveling the Patterns That Shape Our Lives

You are a map and you are here

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
Every Wednesday, author Amanda Stern explores the hidden forces of the mind, unearthing what really drives us.

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Every Wednesday, author Amanda Stern explores the hidden forces of the mind, unearthing what really drives us.

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