Writing yourself a letter is a good way to identify the things in your life that matter — as well as those things that you can let go. By Melissa Kirsch A few weeks ago, a reader of The Morning told ...

Dear my future 2025 self, Don’t freak out. I know you’re freaking out; you’re about to end your last fall semester at UC Berkeley and commence your final semester as a Golden Bear. So as you’re ...

When asked why he didn’t begin writing novels until his 30s, the celebrated Czech author Milan Kundera said he didn’t have ...

"What is healing, but a shift in perspective?” — Mark Doty, Heaven’s Coast Transactional writing — or letter writing — gets you beyond what you thought you could not get over. With all the other ways ...

It is that bittersweet time of year, the end of summer and, for many of us, back to school. And for a large number of young people, almost 15 million across the country, this means going back to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hi. It’s me — the baby doctor version of yourself, writing this during ...

After writing the letters, the envelopes are sealed with colourful melted wax from candles before being hung on the walls.

For years, researchers and activists believed explaining the science of climate change had the power to rouse policymakers and the public to stop it. It hasn’t worked out that way. Even as an ...