Titles are so hard. Of the ten books I have published, I've only titled four myself. Others have been titled by friends, my agent, and my editor. When I see…

Ten years ago, I published a piece on the Huffington Post about parenting. I have no recollection of this. I'm sure I used the money I was paid for the…

I first heard about gentle parenting a couple of months ago. A colleague mentioned the phrase, and when I asked what it was, she said, "Oh, you're going to really…

Six things that we all agree should exist and are within our power to bring into existence, but still don't. A three-day vacation after a vacation The four-day work week…

A day will come, likely not too far in the future, when Americans will realize that sports betting via an app on their phones is an unmitigated disaster — a…

Bruce Springsteen on Fresh Air: “Most people’s stage personas are created out of the flotsam and jetsam of their internal geography. They’re trying to create something that solves a series…

I spent my April vacation in Seattle, Orlando, and San Francisco. I was away from my family, which was hard. The trip was profitable and worthwhile, but flying from one…

I was boarding a plane in Orlando on Wednesday, preparing to depart for San Francisco. I had started the week on Sunday, flying from Connecticut to Seattle to work wth…

Most writing contests found online are attempts to extract money from writers. Pay $25 to enter this contest. Give us your firstborn. Carve out a small part of your soul.…

In 2009, Tropicana orange juice changed its branding from an orange with a straw in it to a glass of juice. The result? Sales declined by $33 million in a…