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Category: The Examined Life

Yesterday was the first day of Advent. To me, it also felt like the day that winter began in earnest. Thanksgiving Day

Last week Will and I went to our local author interview series to hear John Irving speak about his new novel Avenue

Last month Will and I took our four kids—ages 12, 10, 8, and 5—to New York City for six days,

I love reading about other people’s rituals. I’m a sucker for blog posts about the morning routines of interesting women, short guides

I used to think I was a great planner. Truly, I’m not. My Myers-Briggs type is INFP—a rather spontaneous sort,

I just finished reading Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert. At 264 pages, it’s not a short

I have a long-lasting, deep-seated hatred of feeling stuck. I love—perhaps need—to be able to get up and walk around

I heard Penn researcher and Ungifted author Scott Barry Kaufman speak recently about redefining intelligence at Idea Festival, a local

I recently heard David Epstein, author of The Sports Gene, speak at Idea Festival in Louisville about what differentiates elite athletes and

My family is just home from a whirlwind week in NYC. Will and I had a fabulous time when we

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