Is it hard being you?
A confronting question that reveals relationship to self.
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Annual Review 2021
My tendency is to look forwards in time. What’s next? This means I have a resistance to doing things like reviews. My brain’s novelty bias avoids stuff that feels old. But there’s a reason I reviewed 2020 and why I’m doing it again now: it helps me make memories. This passage from Derek Sivers How …
Looking vs Looking Good
I’m walking down the street. Out of the corner of my eye I spot an attractive person. I don’t want to look like I’m checking them out, so I try to play it cool and nonchalant. I’m so in my head that I trip over a snag in the sidewalk. I fall down in comical …
2020 Annual Review
How have you been doing during the pandemic? I’ve asked, and been asked that on countless meetings this past year. And I’ve always fallen back to this answer: I’m just glad that all my friends and family are healthy and employed. The coronavirus reminded me just how fragile life is. I’ve have a few friends …
Tell your parents their job is done
The power of helping your parents “complete” the never-ending job of parenthood.
