Is there predictive power in assessing functional illiteracy? — During the past years, there have been dozens of candidates that underwent through employment interviews at the organization where I work, and many times I was part of the team unfolding the conversation. Experts teach us that the selection process is not always easy to gear, and there are no…

I’ve walked daily for one year; this is how it helped me with grief after losing a loved one — I have been walking daily and rigorously to face and integrate pain, loss, and suffering. I am sharing how I discovered this tool and the benefits that it brought me. My lessons learned are, of course, genuine and personal. I am hoping it will be of natural use for some…

Can we help our minds evolve without a coach, a personal guru, or a significant financial investment in training? — The body of guidance on personal growth and self-improvement existent out there is simply overwhelming. One way to deal with the apparent confusion entailed by so many options is to remember that there are so many entrances, going towards the same center. …

How a cardio monitor changed the way I do sports — It has been more than seven years since I have first entered an indoor cycling studio. It looked like the perfect opportunity to do some sports together with my husband, instead of having separate classes and workouts at the gym. I entered with no other expectation than to have some…

Prompt Response: Cinematic Moments The hero is all tied up, hanging from the wet ceiling like a fruit of the darkness, a bat without wings, blood dripping on the floor — inky fluid, fresh and boiling with revenge — My hopes melt down the chair, its arms no longer safe…

Poetry —

Poetry —

Prompt Response: Into the image — A banal cup filled with dense Turkish coffee, the everyday black magic contained in ordinary porcelain, casually resting in front of an anonymous client Unobserved, his timid soul wakes up, rolling out from between the tip of the heart and the drum of the diaphragm Before one knows it, riding his…

Thursday Prompt: pictures of pain —