The Optimist: I locked up a teen for a gruesome crime. More than 20 years later, we became friends.

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Stories that inspire.     (Heather Brown) I locked up a teen for a gruesome crime. More than 20 years later, we became friends. As a prosecutor, I was an avenger. Two decades later, I no longer wanted to judge a human who never had the choices I'd had. Perspective ●  By Karen McKinney ●  Read more »   Yes, you can be too competitive. Here's why, and how to think more positively. Psychologists explain how to reframe your goals toward self-mastery, cooperation and gratitude instead of just getting ahead. Perspective ●  By John Briley ●  Read more »   London cabbies' brains are being studied for their navigating skills. It could help Alzheimer's research. "London cabbies have remarkable brains," said Hugo Spiers, a professor of cognitive neuroscience who set up the project. By Cathy Free ●  Read more »   Becoming a stay-at-home parent wasn't easy — but it also allowed me to rediscover who I am Like many moms, I left the workforce during the pandemic. It's given me a new sense of peace. The Lily ●  By Ashley Smith ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   This 93-year-old went back to school — and just graduated with a degree in business administration The great-great-grandmother, who lives in Santiago de Querétaro in Mexico, put her education on hold decades ago. The Lily ●  By Soo Youn ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   Yoga can make people cry. Here's why that's okay. Crying during a yoga session is a natural response to a release of emotions. By Angela Haupt ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A superhero for a new generation of wrestling fans For Trish Adora, wrestling was a path to self-actualization. "It starts the minute I turn my key to head to the venue — I'm already there," she says. "It's like I'm already so much more confident." By Chris Kelly ●  Read more »   So you've quit. Here are the tech tools that can help you land a new job. Workers on the job hunt are finding aid in services like LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter and Instawork, as well as online communities and networking tools. By Danielle Abril ●  Read more »   Sian Proctor, the first African American woman to pilot a spacecraft: 'The reality is that solving for space solves for Earth' The geoscientist and crew member of the first fully civilian orbital spaceflight talks about the future of space travel. From the Magazine ●  By KK Ottesen ●  Read more »   What do we owe animals? New books reevaluate our relationship to the natural world. A spate of new books wrestle with complex questions about what humans seek from nature and what we should give back. Analysis ●  By Jake Cline ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Eat Voraciously for one quick, adaptable and creative recipe in your inbox Monday through Thursday to inspire delicious meals. Sign up »

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