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Hello stress, my old friend…

June 25, 2020

I thought that I had left my stress in Lund. In fact, I had made sure to lock it up so he would leave me alone for a year. But it must have escaped at a time when I let my guard down and …managed to get into the suitcase. The fact is that since … More Hello stress, my old friend…

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Learning the art of doing nothing

February 3, 2020

Among the purposes of this first month of the sabbatical were to sleep, relax, recover and “do nothing”. But even on holidays, we are always doing “something”: reading, birdwatching, organizing photos, strolling on the beach, snorkeling or nowadays, writing a blog. So, what do we mean by doing nothing? … More Learning the art of doing nothing

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