TIMOTHY KONG

That title sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it?How can reading books be worse than eating junk food? After all, books are supposed to make us smarter. They expose us to new ideas, new perspectives, and sometimes even entirely new ways of living. BUT let me ask a question. Do you know people who read a lot? I …

This is a scene you see almost every day on the New York subway. A coffee in one hand, a phone in the other. On the screen, a video titled “5 Habits That Will Change Your Life.” There’s a nod. Maybe even a tap on the save button. Then the train arrives, and they step …

Imagine this. One day, your brain is taken away. Not physically. But your sense of “who you are” disappears. You don’t know why you do what you do. You don’t know what drives your actions. Sounds impossible, right? You probably think, “That would never happen to me. I know what I’m doing.” But do you? …