crowdsourcing stories

56 crowdsourced stories of what we did when we felt depressed

56 crowdsourced stories of what we did when we felt depressed

I encouraged you to share a silly thing you did when you felt depressed. Why? Because sharing stories around darkness and generally shitty times reminds us that we’re not alone.

Here’s the stories that you shared – they made me laugh and cry at the same time.

I co-wrote a book with strangers on a plane – this is how it happened

I co-wrote a book with strangers on a plane – this is how it happened

On a flight from London to San Francisco, I noticed that long-haul flight journeys are not designed for a social interaction, at any point. The stories lost!

So one time I got on the plane with an empty notebook with some instructions scribbled in it. I passed it around the plane and – to my surprise – this is what happened.