Author: Pablo Platero

We spend much of our lives chasing someone else’s definition of success. For many of us, that definition was handed to us early, by school, by family, by society: get good grades, go to...

We often think time management is about being efficient. But it’s really about being intentional. Time affluence is the feeling that we have enough time, to think, to play, to connect, to just be.Time...

Control tells us we must hold everything together. But wisdom reminds us that what’s truly meant for us can only emerge when we stop gripping so tightly. When we refuse to let go, life...

We often treat happiness as something just out of reach, something we’ll feel when we achieve a goal, solve a problem, or reach the next milestone. But what if true happiness isn’t about when,...

There’s something magical about the confidence of a 4-year-old in a Batman costume. They don’t question whether they deserve to be a superhero, they just are. They walk into every room with their cape...

How often do we mistake freedom for doing whatever we feel like, whenever we feel like it? And yet, when we give in to every impulse, we don’t feel free, we feel scattered, regretful,...

The boy and the horse were walking into the woods, and the boy grew anxious because he couldn’t see the path ahead. “I can’t see a way through,” said the boy. “Can you see...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” asked the boy. “Kind,” said the mole.  —This is one of the most famous and beloved lines from The Boy, the Mole, the Fox...

Happiness is often seen as something external, something to be pursued, achieved, or granted by circumstances. But what if happiness isn’t about external conditions at all? What if it’s about the way we think?...

We often trick ourselves into believing that worrying gives us control. If we anticipate every scenario, we think we can prevent bad outcomes. But the truth is, most things are beyond our control, other...