An alarming trend these days, especially in Western countries, is the decline in close friendships. An article in Harvard Business Review calls it the 'friendship recession,' noting that the share of Americans who say 'I have no close friends' has risen fourfold since 1990 to 12%. Stanford University offers several courses on friendship. According to an 80-year... Continue Reading →

As the A380-800 touched down on US soil on the 1st of November, I was on my third visit to the US. I had an international trip 6 years ago, and I was hitting the ceiling on what to carry, how to manage my luggage, and the next 17 days in two California cities. It... Continue Reading →