Somewhere along the way, rebellion got a dress code. The people rejecting the mainstream all look identical. The free thinkers think the same thoughts. The …
Someone tells you that you did a great job. You immediately explain why it wasn’t that hard. Someone says you look nice. You point out …
Everyone depends on you. Your family needs your income. Your employees need your decisions. Your aging parents need your care. Your kids need your presence. …
You didn’t choose your parents. You didn’t choose your country, your native language, your genetic code, or the decade you were born into. You didn’t …
Your best friend just got the promotion. The book deal. The engagement. The thing you’ve been wanting for years. And you feel it immediately: a …
“Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” It’s one of the most popular pieces of career advice ever given. …
There’s a self-checkout machine at my local grocery store that nobody uses. It sits there, gleaming and efficient, while people queue for the human cashier. …
Resilience has become the great virtue of our age. Be resilient. Bounce back. Show grit. Adapt. Overcome. Persist. It sounds empowering. It’s often exhausting. Dr. …
We’re living through an epistemological crisis, which is a fancy way of saying nobody knows what’s true anymore. It’s not that people don’t believe things. …
Movies lied to us about love. They told us the goal was passion, intensity, drama. They told us relationships should be fireworks and racing hearts …
