A recent article in the business section of the New York Times discussed the value of “strategic quitting.” The article quoted several of my favorite thinkers and leaders, Seth Godin… Read More
Don’t Want to Be a Quitter? Think Again.
Do You Ever Feel Like an Imposter?
When I was in graduate school, I wrote a paper about the imposter syndrome. My hypothesis was that people from marginalized and oppressed communities would be more susceptible to the… Read More
A Seat at the Table
This little chair is about 3 inches tall. It’s made of pewter and I found it in a gift catalog for $5 about 20 years ago. While it was originally… Read More
Got Meditation?
A colleague recently sent me an article about thirteen specific benefits of daily meditation. These benefits range from concrete health outcomes like lowered inflammation, healthy blood pressure and reduced pain, along… Read More
Why I Love Ironing
Almost 20 years ago, Buddhist meditation teacher Jack Kornfield wrote a book called After the Ecstasy, the Laundry. There is something enlightening waiting for us in the everyday mundane moments.… Read More