A good friend recently called me for advice. She was considering changing jobs. She had worked for the same company for nearly 15 years. She liked her boss and colleagues, her compensation... Read more »
I get a steady stream of emails from people whose dogs have become anxious, reactive, or simply different since an ultrasonic bark deterrent entered the house. I wrote about these devices years... Read more »
What happens when being dogged isn’t enough? For years, living in a chaotic city neighborhood, I experienced repetitive negative events while walking my dog, Beau. The whizz of scooter riders terrified Beau,... Read more »
We’ve all heard the warnings for years. Screens are harming our kids’ brains, and it seems like it’s coming to a point of urgency for teachers, administrators, and parents. Test scores have... Read more »
Where do you live in the continuum of time? Do you think a lot about future plans, vacations to come, future events, weddings, graduations, promotions, and so forth? Or are you at... Read more »
The definition of time management—according to the book Smart But Scattered by Dawson and Guare—is understanding how much time you have, determining where to spend that time, and operating within time limits... Read more »
How long has it been since you picked up your phone and, without intending to, saw the time staring back at you? How often do alarms and notifications tell you it’s time... Read more »
You’re in a conversation with someone younger than you, maybe a patient, a student, someone you follow online, or your own child, and suddenly the sentence stops making sense. “That movie was... Read more »
Some children seem to be natural talkers/sharers. They offer what happened at school, speak about what they are feeling, and generally come to you about anything on their mind. However, even these... Read more »
“Time to sheep” may be the best metric that I’ve heard of for measuring the livability of a city. For a real outdoorsy person, the exact number of minutes it takes from... Read more »