Setting goals for 2018
I've begun the process of choosing goals for 2018. It's a process that takes about a month because the decisions that I make now will in part shape the coming…
You can’t be “useless after 8:00 PM” if you want to be productive
I was speaking to someone this week about being more productive, and over the course of accounting for his time, he informed me that he is "useless after 8:00 PM."In…
Americans would never allow someone like Roy Moore to work alongside them. Except for Republican Senators, of course.
Politics is the only arena where a gutless coward like Mitch McConnell can say, "I'm going to let the people of Alabama decide” about whether he should work alongside a…
Fun fact: My wife and I both attended all-women’s colleges
Elysha attended Smith College in North Hampton, MA from 1993-1997.I attended St. Joseph's University in West Hartford, CT from 1996-1999. Both of these institutions of higher learning are women's colleges,…
Things I Do #12: I never say that I’m old
I never speak about myself in terms of getting old. It's a common refrain. A colleague's knee is sore. His back hurts. A friend can't instantly recall a name or a…
Unfair assumption #31: Book banners are stupid people
It's true. If you're a person who argues in favor of the banning of any book, I have unfairly assumed that you are a stupid person. You're a loathsome, contemptible, ignorant…
The Ugly Duckling sucks
I like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Dumbo a lot.These are stories in which protagonists who look decidedly different from their counterparts ultimately accept their oddities and differences, and in…
Dan Kennedy is right. Reach out to people whose work means the world to you.
Dan Kennedy, writer, storyteller, and Moth host, tweeted earlier this week: (@DanKennedy_NYC) Gonna get better at sending notes to people whose work means the world to me. Feels fanboy, but beats waiting…
How can you possibly have so many stories?
It's a question I get a lot. Whether it's stories that I'm sharing on the golf course or at the dinner table or on the stage, I always have a…
Things I do #11: I get angry at the other versions of me.
Assuming that the theory of the multiverse is correct, I often find myself angry at the other versions of me that live in alternate timelines where Trump is not President…
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