(3-minute read) My friend Laura is a deeply spiritual person. She believes that each of us can harness the energy in the universe to make ourselves healthier and happier. Yoga, crystals, tarot cards, healing touch, and Reiki are all part of her daily practice. Laura is optimistic and fun to hang out with because she [...]
(2-minute read) Fall is my favorite time in New York because there is so much great art to experience. The widely anticipated Manet/Degas exhibition opened at the Met Museum, and my fellow art nerds and I were flocking to get a first look. As tempting as it is to turn this into an art history [...]
(2-minute, 30 second read) The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey estimated that two openings exist for every unemployed job seeker. While competing fiercely for qualified candidates, employers are focused on two things- retaining current employees, and making the hiring process as efficient and positive as possible. Dr. Brad Chambers' recent Harvard Business Review article, [...]
My family knew five of the eleven people shot and killed on Saturday. I grew up in Pittsburgh within walking distance of the Tree of Life synagogue. As you have probably read or heard, Squirrel Hill is a tight knit, interfaith community. It has always been that way. Throughout my childhood we celebrated an equal number [...]
Read Time: 2 Minutes In January, The New York Times launched a monthly series of guides called "A Year of Living Better". The guides focus on ways to improve subscribers’ lives, their communities, and the world. Topics range from how to reduce your carbon footprint to how to participate in politics. The August guide, entitled [...]
(2-minute read + activity) What is a memory palace and how will creating one help me? Memory palace defined A memory palace is a device to 'jog your memory'. It is a trek through a visualized place (often a place you know well). Each stop is associated with something you want to remember. That thing is represented as [...]
(Messages written on the board) Public art installation on 116th Street, NYC Read Time: 1 Minute, 30 Seconds, Do Time: Longer Before I die I want to visit a third world country Before I die I want to see the President Before I die I want to open an AIDS clinic Before I die I [...]
(Read Time: 2 minutes) Gene Wilder will be missed. He spent decades making us laugh and helped us remember the wonder of childhood. Response to his death was immediate and vocal. Movie theaters hosted Gene Wilder film festivals, Hollywood paid tribute and Coldplay remembered the actor with a rendition of 'Pure Imagination' during the Today Show (Coldplay on [...]
(Read Time: 3.5 Minutes) The unprecedented success of Hamilton is the wonder child born from the unlikely marriage of Hip Hop and History. But the influence of Lin Manuel Miranda's blockbuster musical is bigger than 11 Tony Awards 8 Million $ Rockefeller Foundation grant to subsidize student tickets 7 Drama Desk Awards 2 White House appearances 1 Pulitzer Prize for Drama [...]
(5 Suggestions for Making Difficult Conversations at Work Easier) Read Time: 1 minute 15 seconds Writing Time: Various Practice Time: 10 Minutes Learning a secret is sudden Keeping a secret is hard Sharing a secret is scary But once told, Incorporating a secret into daily life gets easier and easier At some point in our [...]
