Beyourself

Your Right to Enjoy Life on Your Terms. Oh, sneaking chocolate — there’s just something so illicit and delightful about it, right? As someone who has never been able to resist the call of a sweet treat, I can tell you that there’s nothing quite like the thrill of indulging in a forbidden pleasure. Sure, there’s something to…

A theme park poem about Six Flags Magic Mountain — How do I love thee Thrill Capitol of the World Let me count all the ways you make my heart awhirl Stepping through your entrance, I feel such a blend Of grateful and gleeful to be here once again I make a beeline for the back of the park Where I’ve…

The beauty of breaking the comfort zone — According to German philosopher Friedrich Schiller, experiencing only beauty and harmony keeps us stuck in the concrete, perceptible, hands-on reality. Clinging to the familiar, the safe, and the immediately understandable — to “smoothness,” convenience, and ease — without seeking or daring to engage in challenges leads to stagnation — and…

Classmates organize an ad hoc graduation in the summer of 2020 for a dear friend who could not attend her official ceremony due to pandemic restrictions. — “You hear that Yalan is graduating from her bachelor’s program in Beijing?” asks Bram. Yalan is enrolled in a joint Bachelor’s-Master’s programme and studies with us at the Graduate Institute. The peak of the pandemic has hit just as her Bachelor’s program comes to a close.

Become Irresistible — Most of the things that we receive or achieve in this world are through another person. How? Whether it’s a job promotion, getting selected for a job, receiving the opportunity to showcase our talent, and so on, we accomplish all of this success through a medium, i.e., human beings. Therefore…