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I have decided that the digital watch is the perfect symbol of an imbalance in outlook in our day. It tells us only what time it is now, at this instant, as if that were all anyone would wish or need...
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Cold weather is always a giant surprise. “I can’t believe how much it snowed!” or “Can you believe how cold it is!” This utter disbelief extends to all seasons: “I can’t get over how hot it is.” And so...
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If you think about what you’re here to do in life, the answer is probably not ‘get really good at time management’.That’s Jocelyn K. Glei after interviewing Oliver Burkeman on this unmissable podcast...
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Knowing when to stop is not exactly the same as knowing what to start. Determining what’s worthy is harder than simply finding something interesting.That’s John, long-time supporter of my ideas, who...
View ArticleGarden graces
I escaped yardwork. Weeding, raking, planting, raking, sweeping — no matter the job, I could worm out of it. When all four kids and two parents spread out into each corner of the yard on a Saturday...
View ArticleMonth One
January has been Month One of something unknown. “All human beings are invited to have a friendship with the unknown,” shared poet and author David Whyte. This is my formal acceptance of that...
View ArticleThe city as something else
“Are you alright?” It was Hanna calling my mobile phone in the middle of July. I had left my Brooklyn neighborhood for upstate New York that summer month “to write” and Hanna, my neighborhood dry...
View ArticleCrayon collisions
We used to make these crayon mashups as kids. They were combinations of all of our favorite crayons in the box. Choose a couple of most-loved Crayolas, bake them together in a cupcake tin, let them...
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Expanding home
Empathy is traveling. Traveling from yourself to expand and meet another in their place and context. Travel I did this past week along with nine others to walk alongside Craig Mod, Kevin Kelly, and...
View ArticleCity book club
On stage at Radio City Music Hall, I hid The Power Broker. All 1,200+ pages of it. I clutched the paperback close, under my academic regalia. On stage, helping deliver diplomas to eager graduating...
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