There’s a version of rock bottom people don’t talk about. It doesn’t always look like disaster. Sometimes, it looks like lying in bed for hours because you think the world doesn’t need you. It’s ...

Let’s begin with honesty. Most of us don’t think too much. We cling too hard. To the past. To people. To opinions. To expectations. To a version of life we’re convinced should have happened by now.

I’ve never watched the show Mad Men, but I don’t need the full context of the show to know how powerful the following exchange must have been: Michael: “I feel bad for you.” Don: “I don’t think about ...