In the medieval ages

In the Medieval period, melancholic people were said to have been born 'under the sign of Saturn' that is associated with cold, shadow, and death.

But melancholy was also associated with the power to inspire extraordinary achievements of understanding and curiosity. The melanch...

Medieval monks had a hard time concentrating while they were supposed to focus on divine communication: to read, to pray and sing, and to work to understand God.

The ideal was a mind that was always and actively reaching out to its target by working hard at making the mind behave. The mo...

Embracing discomfort meant trying new things, even if they scared me. It meant facing my fears head-on and learning from my experiences.

It wasn’t easy. There were times when I wanted to give up, to retreat back into my comfort zone. But I realized that every moment of discomfort was a step...