Michelle Varghoose

Tangent is a small Internet detour meant to bring insight, joy, and help you find the beauty/interesting in the mundane. It will also host longer pieces, which I call musings.

"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." - James Clear. I write about those systems.

Build A Wealthy Spirit Podcast Page

A weekly newsletter exploring my relationship with work over the course of a 20-year aviation career, a sabbatical, and now self-employment

The key to an incredible life—personally and professionally—is to repeatedly & playfully step out of your comfort zone. Break a Rule makes growth easy with curated micro-challenges that help you keep your edge, even when things get busy.

Stories from the year I spent away from the corporate world

Nature, Creativity, and The Human Condition

Slow-thinking about slow-living in a fast-moving world

Fostering deeper human connection in our overstimulated world | Essays about love, personal growth, and culture.

Thoughts and stories on myself and other stuff that I like, with a touch of lightness.

Writing portraits of my human experience

Sharing stories about courage and compassion that guide us to be ourselves

Do you want more kindness, ease, and self-empowerment in your life? My articles can help you have a happier life!

Exploring weird connections between unrelated topics. Movies, long-term traveling, absurdity.

I love sharing unique & inspiring perspectives through personal experience storytelling. I want to be friends with writers and readers who value growth, courage & authenticity.

Helping women be the most badass version of themselves.

Connect with your inner child through art, movement and writing.

curiosity, good feels, intellectual and emotional growth

showing you your creative capacity • helping you master confusing tools • pointing out what makes art great • nudging you to introspect non-tediously

Sharing personal stories of learning, inspiration, productivity, parenting, and more. What works for me may work for you.

Advice on teaching online, creating courses & navigating solopreneurship

Lighthearted travel stories from an ongoing sabbatical; a journey that is threatening to become a lifestyle. Dive into vulnerable reflections on life, work, and play.

Unexpected takes on the modern world of work. Paul explores our obsession with work and the default path of success and tries to imagine new possibilities for how we can conceive of life, work & what matters.