I've always wondered: how did somebody I meet end up doing the job (or jobs) that they’re doing? After many of these exchanges, the most telling answers always seem to involve early preferences that they'd chosen to act upon. It’s what you … [Continue reading]
Yesterday, when I sat down to write to you I didn’t really feel like making the effort. Instead, a few relaxing hours with a slow cup of coffee were calling to me. But then my thoughts challenged my feelings. “Being useful on a … [Continue reading]
It’s harder than ever to maintain, and then safeguard, our zones of privacy. I’ve been thinking about it in terms of pictures that other people take of us or that we take of them—sometimes when those other people are friends, sometimes when … [Continue reading]
The near future is like a 10-day weather report. It follows the trend lines and makes predictions, which will come true except for all of those times when the unexpected happens. I’m in the process of re-building the backyard after loosing 1½ big … [Continue reading]
There are many voices urging us to bridge the divides in our society, but not nearly as many explaining why it would be good for us too if we learned how to bridge them.Luckily, recent research in neuroscience has been proving that Perspective … [Continue reading]
