Futures Thinking and the Urgent Optimism of Midlife
Forget the plans and focus on your preferences.
Maybe We Can Find a Place to Feel Good
What Harry Styles taught me about empathy, ethics, and how to be a good person
The Serendipity Mindset
Being able to change one's mind, to switch gears and change course is less of a privilege and more of a survival skill.
Nigh Fidelity
Maybe it’s a kind of mid-life crisis, maybe it’s just the timely reboot of High Fidelity, but making playlists has become my latest grasp at journalism.
The Proper Binge
Life itself is the proper binge, said Julia Child, because of course she did.
Exiled in Guyville
I’m bored of design bros, I’m bored of consultant bros, I’m bored of chef bros, I’m bored of politician bros. Just ugh. Enough already.
Clear the Decks
A high and bright sun rising up over the rooftops and and not fading into dusk until just around 7pm.
The Cheeky Vegan
Frankly, if you’re not making a wholehearted attempt at reducing your meat consumption these days, I don’t know what you’re doing.
A Love Letter
You're free to have a chuckle at my expense, but in a recent newsletter from The Numinous, my weekly 'Libra Rising' mantra was, "I am following whatever feels the most like fun to me."
Alone, Together
The construct of a 9-to-5 workday is irrelevant and disconnected from the rhythms of our creativity and productivity. Sitting at a desk all day is literally killing us slowly. Our growth conforms to the shape of its container. Well goodbye to all that.
How to Collaborate Like a Girl
Women’s achievements often get wrapped up into a “we” of team, having been taught that stepping up to an “I” is immodest and ungenerous.