My ex and I had this thing we used to call “the pluck”. Sometimes we’d find ourselves saying out loud the exact thought that the other one was just thinking. This was spooky because the thoughts were totally random. Like, “Hey, what was the name of that summer camp you went to?” just after the […]
The Truth You Need To Know To Be Really Happy
Back in my 20s I had an argument with my guy friend about the goal of life. He was working hard towards his next promotion and was boasting about his net worth. I asked: what was the point of all that money? There was always something next to buy: a better car, a bigger renovation, […]
Knowledge Isn’t Power Anymore, THIS Is
Knowledge used to be scarce. You used to have to spend years in university to acquire it and it was only for the elite. Knowledge held a lot of value back then. Now it’s simple to acquire. A couple of clicks and you can find out anything you need to know, for free. Want […]
Panic In The Toothbrush Aisle
My toddler was in the shopping cart and my preschooler was next to it. We were ripping through the grocery aisles, determined to make it through in 23 minutes. Everything was carefully planned to avoid the Houdini escape and tomato sauce evisceration that happened last time. It all went awry in the personal care aisle […]
The Billionaire’s Beginner’s Mind
I went to a conference a while back and my mind was blown by what this billionaire said. His words were permission to be completely clueless AND reap benefits from it. Naveen Jain is a billionaire and philanthropist. His company was the first private company to be granted access to fly to the moon and […]
The Future of Peace Depends on This Skill
I’ve been really struggling with this realization lately. A lot of things I assumed to be true about business, love, and life, just aren’t true anymore. Do you get this, too? Get a little torn over completely contradictory things working for you at different times in your life? Or over opposites actually both feeling true? I am […]
