Word Painter: Ernest Hemingway

ReadOasis Step 2(Part 1) Hemingway Collection, Kennedy Presidential Museum “A writer is always alone, always an outsider," Ernest Hemingway said. [...]

Don’t Learn Culture the Hard Way

ReadOasis Step 2 Tom landed in Japan. He felt excited, but soon he got lost. He couldn’t connect with people. [...]

10 Commandments for Crossing Cultures

ReadOasis Step 2 When we cross cultures, we feel lost. We don't know places, and we can't easily find our [...]

How to Fail at Crossing Cultures!

ReadOasis Step 2 Do you want to stink at crossing cultures? Then don’t learn the language! Do you want to [...]

Grow Your Power of Will

ReadOasis Step 2 David looked at himself in the mirror. “I’m so fat,” he said out loud. It was true. [...]

How to Feel Happier

By Dr. Richard WisemanReadOasis Step 2 Note: This text is a short talk given by Richard Wiseman. Creative Commons photo [...]

Is Power Posing Real?

ReadOasis Step 2 As you read or listen to this, what is your body saying? Does your body speak a [...]

Sticky Communication (Step 3)

ReadOasis Step 3 (Part 1) The bell rang. Jim's things were already in his red book bag, which looked brown [...]

Basic Tools for Good Thinking

ReadOasis Step 3 (Part 1) Cats and dogs have different philosophies. A dog thinks, "These people I live with feed [...]

The Good in Nature (Step 2)

ReadOasis Step 2 In November 2004, the BBC News reported this amazing story. Near the North Island of New Zealand, [...]