Five Good Ideas for the Long Dark of December
December is the darkest month by measurement and the brightest by tradition. Here are five ideas for navigating it with some grace.
Continue reading → A Prayer of Gratitude for Imperfect Things
Gratitude is easier for the obvious gifts. This is a prayer for the harder, more complicated ones.
Continue reading →Why I Still Read Physical Books
I own an e-reader. I use it. And yet the books I remember, the ones that changed how I think, are almost all physical objects I can point to on a shelf.
Continue reading →On Failure as a Form of Education
Failure is discussed a lot in leadership circles, mostly as something to be reframed into triumph. What's less discussed is how to actually learn from it.
Continue reading →My Annual Reckoning With Daylight Saving Time
Twice a year I am asked to pretend that time is a flexible and human-managed concept. Twice a year I fail at this.
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