The Habit of Treating a Song Differently Once You Know What It's About
There is a moment, familiar to most listeners, when a song changes. Not the song itself — the frequencies stay fixed,
The Compulsion to Finish a Walk the Way You Planned It, Even When the Reason Has Changed
There is a particular stubbornness that takes hold somewhere around the halfway point of a walk. You set out with
The Compulsion to Finish a Path You Were Never Required to Complete
There is a hiking trail near a small town in Oregon that ends at a viewpoint most visitors never reach.
The Habit of Smiling at a Joke You Understood Too Late
There is a particular expression that appears on human faces a few seconds after it should. The joke has already
The Way Silence After a Loud Noise Feels Louder Than Before
There is a moment after a car alarm stops — after the drilling, the cycling wail finally cuts — where the silence
The Tendency to Attribute Blame to Objects That Have Simply Stopped Working
There is a moment, familiar to almost everyone, when a thing stops working and the response is not confusion but
The Compulsion to Read a Menu You Have Already Decided From
There is a moment, somewhere between sitting down and the food arriving, when a person already knows what they will
The Reluctance to Sit in a Chair Someone Has Just Vacated
There is a chair someone just left. It is warm. You know it is warm before you touch it — you
The Compulsion to Read a Menu You Have Already Decided From
There is a moment at most tables where the decision has already been made. You know what you want. You
The Compulsion to Finish a Walk the Same Way You Began It
There is a particular kind of discomfort that arrives when you begin a walk heading east and realize, halfway through,
