Jan 26, 2016 | How People Work
I woke up with a start at 11:30pm on Saturday night. I didn’t post anything today! I had forgotten to post: so many things swept up to take hold of the day. New York got a blizzard with 22 inches of snow. Alex and I hiked through it to take a 16-hour weekend...
Nov 1, 2015 | Digital Geekery, How People Work
How to find and send emails (without going into your email inbox): “I’m having trouble keeping up with my inbox,” a friend wrote on Facebook, asking for email tricks and tools people loved. I use a ton of email productivity measures, and I always forget that we all...
Oct 17, 2015 | How People Work, Professional Development
Have you ever wanted to shake someone and change the way that they’re thinking, working or operating? From every day team communications, to managing your relationships in your family, to navigating the increasingly intense political landscape out there,...
Oct 7, 2015 | How People Work
We don’t know if what we make will be any good. Whether or not it’s good is not the reason we begin. We begin because we must. We practice because creativity is a practice. Showing up for yourself is a skill you must practice again and again and again,...
Sep 19, 2015 | How People Work
How many people do you interact with on a daily basis? Not online, or in your email inbox, but in real life? What about during the week? I had to do a quick tally — (ten coworkers, my husband, a few close friends I see regularly, an occasional dinner or evening out),...
Jul 25, 2015 | How People Work
In high school I worked as a lifeguard and swim instructor. I had a few close encounters — just a few feet from me, below my line of sight, a 6-year old began to drown in four feet of water. Her toes barely skimmed the floor of the pool, and her arms fluttered up and...
