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Gratitude In America this week we have a national holiday called ‘Thanksgiving’. If we for a moment strip off the unfortunate histrionics of the foundation myth it is quite a thing – to have a day where the nation as one formally expresses its thanks. I like to think of it as National Gratitude Day. …
Uncertainty, trust and the universal mastermind Our unrealistic need to stop time and find the truth. Friends. I’m no expert in these affairs. I can only claim to be fairly well read and an experiment of one. In this piece I don’t expect to put forth any answers or even that many opinions. I’ll try …
The power of the external brain Your brain is for thinking not storing. You’re lying in bed at night. You need to sleep but you can’t. A list of things keeps looping through your brain. Maybe it’s the thing you need to do or the engagements that you have coming up. You loop through the …
Fierce Conversations Many good things I’m a book hoarder. I read a lot but I can’t keep up with the rate at which I acquire books. I’ll routinely have 5-10 recommended books sitting in a pile mocking me. It’s like trying to bail the ocean with a teaspoon. There are so many good works of …
This moment is a teacher I’ve been very unsettled this week and this month. Partly due to the cabin fever and seasonal blues of our cold New England winter. But, also because of my brain’s incessant need to plan this time of year. My brain can’t be satisfied to sit by the fire sipping cocoa. …
