Why becoming yourself sometimes means disappointing those who preferred who you used to be.
Advice & Confessions
But I Guess It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
Like a shipwreck we die going into ourselves
Like a shipwreck we die going into ourselves
15 Things to Do When You Are Feeling Alone
Not to fix the loneliness. To sit with it.
Not to fix the loneliness. To sit with it.
Get Support When You’re Stuck in Your Life
Feeling stuck in life? Discover how seeking support, coaching, and fresh perspectives can help overcome obstacles and create meaningful change.
Feeling stuck in life? Discover how seeking support, coaching, and fresh perspectives can help overcome obstacles and create meaningful change.
Why We Sometimes Resent the People We Love Most
What if you're not trapped in something you don't want—but exhausted by something you deeply want to do?
What if you’re not trapped in something you don’t want—but exhausted by something you deeply want to do?
Sorry, Not Sorry?
Elton John was right. “Sorry” really can be the hardest word.
Elton John was right. “Sorry” really can be the hardest word.
Hit Rewind and Rediscover the Magic of ’90s Holiday Nostalgia
Rediscover the joy of 1990s holidays through cherished traditions, nostalgic toys, family memories, and simple celebrations before the digital age.
Rediscover the joy of 1990s holidays through cherished traditions, nostalgic toys, family memories, and simple celebrations before the digital age.
Self-Awareness Cost Is High, Alone Is Not Loneliness
The self-awareness cost is high, but being alone is not loneliness.
The self-awareness cost is high, but being alone is not loneliness.
Discipline Is How You Keep Your Word: What Football Taught Me About Showing Up for Other People
On a team, your habits are never only about you. That lesson didn't end when I stopped playing.
On a team, your habits are never only about you. That lesson didn’t end when I stopped playing.
The Irony of Weaponized Concern
Cloaking gossip in concern lets people undermine someone while being praised for caring.
Cloaking gossip in concern lets people undermine someone while being praised for caring.
Commentary: Old Bones, New Purpose
Jared Ewy’s old home receives a breath of new life and purpose with a philanthropic gift to turn it into an education center for its community. It’s a real estate comeback story you don’t want to miss.
Jared Ewy’s old home receives a breath of new life and purpose with a philanthropic gift to turn it into an education center for its community. It’s a real estate comeback story you don’t want to miss.
Permission to Be Bad at Something
Why more men over 40 should pick up a pencil, a guitar or a lump of clay, and be terrible at it for a while.
Why more men over 40 should pick up a pencil, a guitar or a lump of clay, and be terrible at it for a while.
Rising Costs Are Forcing Americans to Delay Major Life Events
Rising living expenses are forcing Americans to postpone major purchases and life milestones as financial pressures reshape household spending priorities.
Rising living expenses are forcing Americans to postpone major purchases and life milestones as financial pressures reshape household spending priorities.
Not Every Flaw Must Be Illuminated
Don’t let intellect keep you from doing a good thing.
Don’t let intellect keep you from doing a good thing.
Hidden Part of the Brain Controls How You Prep for Uncertainties
Researchers have not only found a way to peer into an enigmatic structure in the brain but have also discovered its surprising role in how humans learn and adapt to uncertainties.
Researchers have not only found a way to peer into an enigmatic structure in the brain but have also discovered its surprising role in how humans learn and adapt to uncertainties.
What’s Next for Creativity?
Intellectual curation has arrived
As someone who writes a lot about creativity, I am now being asked frequently, “What will creativity look like in the age of AI?” Here is one possibility, one that I’m personally embracing: the activity of intellectual curation. Intellectual curation is the deliberate practice of gathering, selecting, juxtaposing, interrogating, and recombining existing ideas, using artificial…