What is my obstacle?
I completed a questionnaire recently in preparation for a radio interview. One of the questions asked was:“What personal obstacles stand in your way from living your fully realized creative life?”I…
Turkish publishers offer a small bonus to their readers
The Turkish edition of The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs has arrived!It never stops being exciting to see the international editions of my books arrive on my doorstep. Just this…
Eric Trump doesn’t like me
As you may know, I was a part of the Knight Foundation’s lawsuit against Donald Trump which led to him being forced to unblock me on Twitter earlier this year.One…
I love my jobs.
An exhaustive and depressing new study of the American workplace done by the Gallup organization indicates that among the 100 million people in this country who hold full-time jobs, about 70 percent…
The most re-watched movies of all time
Below is the list of the 25 most re-watched movies according to a national survey. Some thoughts on this list:I haven’t seen 8 of the 25 of the films:The Sound…
The mystery of irregular verbs explained
If you’re a grammar nerd, or you just like words, or you’re a person who is curious about who things came to be, this video is for you.It’s both fantastic…
First words this morning
My nine year-old daughter, Clara, came downstairs this morning, and before saying another word, asked, “Dad, what started the French and Indian War?”Why my daughter would start her day with…
Americans believe this
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 84.5 percent of Democrats and 51.9 percent of Republicans would support a policy of Medicare for All in the U.S. healthcare system. About 70…
Ignoring your reviews is dumb
As an author, I have often been told that it is a bad idea to read my reviews.Advice like this is quite common: Simply Google the words "Never read your…
My children show me a world I often fail to see
One of my favorite thing about kids - mine as well as other people’s children - is how often I see the world in a new way through their innocent,…
