Such self-control feels like a superpower in today’s busy and fast-moving world, in which distractions lurk at every corner and buzz in every pocket. A person who’s capable of maintaining calmness of mind is a rare individual — but fortunately you can also become one, if you’re only...
City Hall is quiet as well, and two council members chatting in a meeting room are unbearably calm. “The whole city is concerned mainly with trying to buy things,” says Natalia Lutsenko. “School is starting soon and we have to buy our children clothes. We’re not so active in politi...