Look for What Excites You and Your Life Will Improve

  They say that one of Miguel de Unamuno’s greatest hobbies (apart from writing and teaching) was origami, more specifically, making paper bow ties. He called it cocotology and wrote a rather curious book, Apuntes para un tratado de cocologia  (Notes for a Treatise on Cocotology)  about it. It’s also said that the poet, Emily Dickinson, had a passion for baking bread. Indeed, she adored the aroma of freshly made dough and, after inventing various recipes, was inspired to start writing poetry. One of Agatha Christie’s passions was also rather striking. It was archeology. As a child, she had a…