You can’t be “useless after 8:00 PM” if you want to be productive
I spoke with someone this week about being more productive, and after accounting for his time, he told me he is "useless after 8:00 PM." In short, the only way…
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 Northampton, MA from 1993 to 1997. I attended St. Joseph's University in West Hartford, CT from 1996-1999. Both institutions are women's colleges, though St. Joseph's recently decided…
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…
Unfair assumption #31: Book banners are stupid people
It's true. If you're a person who argues in favor of banning any book, I have unfairly assumed that you are a stupid person. You're a loathsome, contemptible, ignorant person…
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…
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…
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 the theory of the multiverse is correct, I often find myself angry at the other versions of me living in alternate timelines where Trump isn't President and the world still makes…
5 things that you can do to help me sell books (and one unusual thing that I do)
A reader named Sarah sent me this photo with the accompanying message: "My friend wanted to go Black Friday shopping, and I couldn't help manipulating this shelf." It means a…
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