I've begun planning my goals for 2025. It's a month-long process that includes many parts: I solicit ideas from friends, colleagues, and even readers. I examine the goals of others…
Sometimes, a company benefits from diversification. Apple began selling computers but expanded into consumer electronics with the iPod, then the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and services like iTunes, App Store,…
I'm writing a book of advice for kids. Included in the book are comebacks that are both withering and polite. My students love them. They use them often. They often…
I don't understand boredom. How is it possible in a world filled with so much possibility, opportunity, content, and beauty for someone to ever be bored? I can't remember the…
Years ago, I created a Friendship Application — a means of identifying the quality of a potential friend. Looking at it now, it seems unnecessary and even counterproductive. I would…
Emily Calandrelli, an MIT engineer and TV host known as “Space Gal,” became the 100th woman in space last week. In a video released by Blue Origin, Calandrelli — one…
I've been described by many as a non-conformist. Also disagreeable, unconventional, critical, and obstructionist. I can't disagree, even though I'm inclined to disagree. In fact, when coaching business leaders, I…
I told my students that due to weather and travel complications on a snow day, I had only slept for three hours the night before. "So be good to me…
A spider is living in the upstairs hallway. Clara has named him Frank after Frank Marshall, the director of the film "Arachniphobia." She's a ridiculous film nerd. Though Clara hates…
A woman beside me on the plane looks at my phone. I’m watching an SNL parody of "Bambi." She says, “Oh! You’re watching Bambi?” She sounds excited. Thrilled to discover…
