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How Much Routine Do Humans Need?

On the tension between boredom and anxiety, habit and novelty

Jun 27 •

Gregory Garretson

“Will We Die as Americans?” A conversation between Dan Keane and Gregory Garretson

On identity, self-improvement, destiny, and what it means to be American

Jun 26 •

Gregory Garretson

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You are invited to a live conversation with Dan Keane: "Will We Die as Americans?"

A Substack Live on Wednesday, June 25

Jun 24 •

Gregory Garretson

Sabotaging the Seesaw: Overcoming Negativity Bias

Thinking about how to achieve emotional balance

May 23 •

Gregory Garretson

Elsewhere Care Package: Slicing, Dicing, and a Swedish Island

Care package #3 from Living Elsewhere

May 19 •

Gregory Garretson

The Magic of Multilingualism

The benefits and brilliance of being bilingual

May 16 •

Gregory Garretson

Nineteen Beans: A Game About Your Life

What are your REAL priorities?

May 9 •

Gregory Garretson

The Tension Between Home and Adventure

Is the Center elsewhere, or is it within you?

Apr 25 •

Gregory Garretson

Finding Beauty in Ugliness

Searching for non-canonical beauty in Lisbon

Apr 18 •

Gregory Garretson

How to Be a Good Immigrant

The Good Migrant, part 2

Apr 11 •

Gregory Garretson

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Foreigner

The Good Migrant, part 1

Apr 4 •

Gregory Garretson

The Double Loss of My Not-Quite-Father

Saying goodbye to a part of my life for the second time

Mar 28 •

Gregory Garretson

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