David Vance

Contributing Writer

David writes about siblings, letting go, and the psychology behind the things we hold on to. His pieces blend personal observation with accessible explanations of why habits and relationships change over time.

Published Articles (4)

Relationships

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Why Sibling Bonds Outlast Everything Else in Life

Your parents leave you too early. Your spouse and children arrive midway through the story. But your brother or sister is the only witness to the entire strange movie of your life.

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Inspiring Stories

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The Quiet Snowplow: Thirty Years of Unmarked Kindness in Upstate Vermont

For three decades, elderly residents on Mountain Road woke up after every blizzard to find their steep driveways cleared down to the gravel before sunrise. Nobody knew who did it until an old GMC truck stalled in a ditch.

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Lifestyle

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The Psychology of Letting Go: What Decluttering Our Homes Teaches Us About Grief and Growth

We think we are holding onto antique furniture, old coats, and yellowed postcards. What we are actually holding onto is the person we used to be—or the life we imagined we would have.

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Lifestyle

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Deep Work in a World of Distraction: The Solitary Cabin of Carl Jung and Our Attention Crisis

In 1922, Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung retreated to the shores of Lake Zurich to build a stone tower with his own hands—not to escape work, but to perform it at a depth modern offices make impossible.

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