I get it, you see the title of this post, and maybe you say, “Yeah, right, how can five words make such a huge impact in people’s lives? But here’s my response:... Read more »
Merrill Joan Gerber has been writing fiction, essays, and memoirs—and getting her work published regularly—for well over half a century. I was curious about her long writing life and her various routes... Read more »
Where were you when you realised life wasn’t going to work out exactly as planned? For me it was graduating with a degree in journalism at the height of the great recession... Read more »
One of the most common misconceptions about personality is that certain traits are universally better than others. We assume that being even-keeled is better than being emotionally sensitive, or that being conscientious... Read more »
On average, adults make approximately 35,000 daily decisions, largely based upon desires and, we hope, values as well. “Desire is boundless, infusing every aspect of our lives,” writes Jay Stringer in Desire:... Read more »
There is a particular form of blindness that afflicts the fortunate—a blindness to the quiet miracles of ordinary existence. We walk through our days surrounded by what a patient once called “unexperienced... Read more »
Imagine a lively town with roughly 100 trillion inhabitants, all going about their daily affairs—eating, working, sleeping, communing with friends, squabbling with foes. This could describe any (albeit slightly overpopulated) corner of... Read more »
It’s holiday season, and, if you are like me, you’ll probably be sitting down and watching at least a portion of “It’s a Wonderful Life” yet again. In Frank Capra’s timeless story,... Read more »
We often think of the “ADHD tax” as financial—the late fees for missed payments or the cost of replacing lost items. But there is a heavier, emotional tax paid by adults with... Read more »
There is a moment in every career when the external markers of success stop being enough. It is not always tied to age, though it often arrives around midlife. It can show... Read more »