Folium: What “Personal Space” Means to the Rest of World via Lifehacker

… Connect Lifehacker: What “Personal Space” Means to the Rest of World … Do you have a personal space limit? Have you heard of a “personal bubble”? According to National Geographic, “The psychology of studying personal space, or “peripersonal space” as it is known, tells us there really is such a thing. The brain computes […]

Folium: Master Many Foreign Languages By Thinking Like an Actor via Lifehacker

… Connect: Lifehacker: Master Many Foreign Languages By Thinking Like an Actor … Imagine you are in the most famous theater in the world, about to take the stage in a role you have been working on for over a year, about to make your renowned debut. You’re waiting in the wings when you hear […]

Folium: How to Teach Yourself To Do Hard Things via Lifehacker

… Connect: Lifehacker: How to Teach Yourself To Do Hard Things … Life is hard… … There, I said it. Someone had to, right? Doesn’t it seem like sometimes there are people in this world who make hard things look easy? Don’t you wish you could be those people?  Was the hard task they accomplished […]

Folium: How to Live Longer, from Two People Over 100 via LifeHacker

… Connect LifeHacker: How People Live To Be Over 100 In Costa Rica … The wellness craze sweeping the nation has many of us wondering, “How do I live longer?” or “How do we live healthier lives?” What is it about American culture that has us feeling so concerned, and why is it that we […]

Folium: Push – Expanding Your Comfort Zone via Lifehacker

… Connect Push – Expanding Your Comfort Zone via Lifehacker … In every twist and turn this life presents, you need to always be ready to take life head on and push yourself to your absolute limit. Derek is a musician from California who travels all over the world playing shows. He has traveled to […]

Folium: How I Learned To Love Traveling Solo via Lifehacker

… Connect How I Learned To Love Traveling Solo via Lifehacker … Solo travel can be stressful, but it’s worth it. Managing and reducing the things that you find stressful, and embracing it. Most of the travel I have done personally has always been with at least one other person. But the times I have […]

Folium: How to Prepare to Study Abroad via Lifehacker.com

Folium: How to Prepare to Study Abroad via Lifehacker.com … Have you ever had any interest in taking a little trip? Maybe outside of your home country? Perhaps studying abroad? Well, if you do you not only have to research it but you also have to start planning eventually. Yes, you might just be getting […]

Folium: The Science of Learning a New Language via Lifehacker

The Science of Learning a New Language via Lifehacker It is a natural instinct for children to learn new languages, but as we get older, it becomes more difficult to learn and retain new languages. A child’s brain has much more plasticity, or the ability to create new neurons and synapses. By adulthood, this ability […]

Folium: 10 Ways Students Can Travel For Free via The Telegraph

Folium: 10 Ways Students Can Travel For Free via The Telegraph To be fair this is a Telegraph article via a Lifehacker article, but the principles remain the same. It isn’t fair to extoll the virtues and lifelong benefits of travel without finding a way for everyone to enjoy the possibility. Travel can be accessible […]

Folium: The World is a Book via Lifehacker

Folium: The World is a Book via Lifehacker “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” Attributed to St. Augustine of Hippo (no, not that kind of hippo…) the quote basically says that travel is vital to the narrative of life! Those who choose not to travel lack […]