Reflections

September 11, 2017September 11, 2017

When the planes hit the Towers on 9/11, I was over the Atlantic Ocean, in a plane bound for New York City.

Readers, today I’m sharing a piece about my own 9/11 experience, which seems insignificant in the big picture, yet continues to be hugely significant in my own life, because it ... Read more

September 8, 2017

Turning the corner

My Life, Reflections, The Examined Life

Almost a year ago, we got a new-to-us puppy, a yellow lab named Daisy. She’s a good dog, we think, and has been right from the beginning. But she’s a ... Read more

August 24, 2017

Double up the dental floss

Reflections, The Examined Life

This week I kicked off my Tuesday with an hour at the dentist. (I know, I know, you’re tired of all the best stories you read starting exactly this way.) ... Read more

August 9, 2017August 8, 2017

Ask for the &[email protected]%! mug

Reflections, The Examined Life

I was in a local coffee shop last week, the shop that used to be my regular. I was there so often, and it was such a part of my ... Read more

July 19, 2017September 19, 2017

This is why assumptions are dangerous

Personality/MBTI, Reflections, The Examined Life

Earlier this summer, I was talking with a friend in my kitchen (where so many of the good conversations happen). My friend mentioned that she had recently read a certain ... Read more

July 5, 2017September 19, 2017

Sometimes you have to decide you have what it takes

Personality/MBTI, Reflections

Last year I read Amy Cuddy’s fantastic book Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges. I’m still impressed at how many ideas have stuck with me, more than a year ... Read more

February 22, 2017February 22, 2017

When you fear the blank slate

Reflections, The Examined Life

The beginning is the hardest part. In theory, I adore a fresh start, a clean slate, when I have abundant options ahead of me and no mistakes behind me, yet. ... Read more

January 25, 2017

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is …

Reflections, The Examined Life, Time Management

Last fall I had too much going on. Some would call it an extremely productive season, in the sense that on any given day I was checking off lots of boxes on ... Read more

December 2, 2016December 7, 2016

Learning how to think (really)

Reflections, The Examined Life

There are many ways to define a great book, but this is one of my favorite: one mark of greatness is when I find myself thinking about the book, or its ideas, ... Read more

November 23, 2016November 23, 2016

The Chair

Reflections, The Examined Life

Has an encounter with a stranger ever changed your life? I’ve got a story like that for you today.