I recently returned to my birthplace, Bangladesh, after nearly a decade away. It is a small country by land — about 57,000 square miles — but vast in humanity, home to nearly 175 million people. For American readers, imagine fitting the entire population of the United States into just New York and New Jersey. That is Bangladesh: dense, electric, and unrelenting in its energy...
On February 1, 2023, Meta's stock surged 20% in a single day, not because of a breakthrough product, but because Mark Zuckerberg declared 2023 the company's "year of efficiency." Wall Street understood the euphemism: 21,000 workers would lose their jobs. In a single trading session, Meta gained $40 billion in market value by eliminating the very people who had created that value...
Last month, we explored how boundaries protect our emotional energy and create space for self-respect. Boundaries are clarity in motion. This month builds on that foundation by exploring what fills that space once it is protected: emotional intelligence and regulation, the quiet forces that bring calm, focus, and success...
Sometimes politics feels like it’s happening in a world totally separate from ours—where the same people keep recycling the same ideas, while the rest of us are just trying to survive rent, climate anxiety, and endless “unprecedented times.” But then something shifts. Zohran Mamdani winning in New York City? That felt like one of those moments...
All of us at MyLLife are pleased to showcase one of our 2025 MyLLife Scholars, Hanaan Kazia!
