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Atta Girl

·Apr 28, 2021

To Be (Or Not To Be) A Writer On Twitter

Do I quit or just submit? — In the decade-plus of the exploding (and occasionally imploding) Twittersphere, I’ve managed to remain aware yet willfully and blissfully unengaged. Non, je ne regrette rien; I have come to relish the JOMO. Of course, by no means am I trying to pass myself off as some morally superior Luddite. I’m…

Twitter

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To Be (Or Not To Be) A Writer On Twitter
To Be (Or Not To Be) A Writer On Twitter
Twitter

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Apr 22, 2021

Futures Thinking and the Urgent Optimism of Midlife

Forget the plans and focus on your preferences — Being called an opportunist is hard to mistake for a compliment, but maybe it’s just gotten an unfair rap. It’s really a matter of principle. Pursuing opportunities at all costs has never been a good look, but assuming one’s intentions are ethically sound, approaching whatever possibilities the universe might present…

Midlife

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Futures Thinking and the Urgent Optimism of Midlife
Futures Thinking and the Urgent Optimism of Midlife
Midlife

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Apr 7, 2021

Facing the Future

A life of moving forward without looking ahead — Who can say for certain whether people actually do have clear pictures of their imagined or aspirational futures, but long-term envisioning is a one of the more popular psychological games we play with ourselves. Where do you see yourself in five, ten, twenty years? …

Personal

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Facing the Future
Facing the Future
Personal

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Creative Direction

·Feb 22, 2021

The Serendipity Mindset

Changing one’s mind and changing one’s course is less of a privilege and more of a survival skill. — I was just running the numbers, (you know, as you do) and it turns out that this week marks my thirtieth move since kicking off this unpredictably itinerant life at the age of seventeen. I just turned forty-three this weekend, so that averages out to packing and unpacking nearly once…

Mindset

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The Serendipity Mindset
The Serendipity Mindset
Mindset

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Mission.org

·Feb 5, 2018

It’s Time to Get Your Goat

Quit wasting your time waiting for passion and start pursuing curiosity instead. — If you haven’t already, I bet you’ve been thinking about quitting your day job to follow your passion. Am I right? I’m not judging. In fact, I did it myself. Actually, I did it twice. The first time didn’t stick, and do you want to know why? Here, I’ll tell…

Life Lessons

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It’s Time to Get Your Goat
It’s Time to Get Your Goat
Life Lessons

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Mission.org

·Oct 25, 2017

Putting in the work of friendship

Because admit it, you’re kind of the worst sometimes — A few months ago, I took a short business trip to Switzerland. Just one night in Basel, a day of meetings, and then a 90-minute prop-jet flight into London City, and I was home by 7pm. No big deal, really. Still, it was the cap on an exhausting and chaotic…

Friendship

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Putting in the work of friendship
Putting in the work of friendship
Friendship

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Mission.org

·Oct 19, 2017

On Being a Lazy Perfectionist

How to learn how to practice — Ok, can I tell you a secret? I know I seem cool and edgy, with a devil-may-care attitude today, but if you can believe it, I was an over-achieving nerd when I was a kid. …

Entrepreneurship

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On Being a Lazy Perfectionist
On Being a Lazy Perfectionist
Entrepreneurship

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Creative Direction

·May 28, 2017

On a wave of motivation

Clear eyes, full hearts…you know the rest — Trigger warning for whom the mentions of “grad school thesis” and “theories of behavior change” induce aggressive eye-rolling. (Updated March 6, 2021) Since I’ve spent (and continue to spend) plenty of time thinking about my lack of consistency in practice, I thought the topic could use a fresh angle. In…

Motivation

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On a wave of motivation
On a wave of motivation
Motivation

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Creative Direction

·Apr 26, 2017

The Loneliest Monk

Finding creative productivity in solitude — Back in 1992, MTV, which was very culturally relevant and very much a part of my teenage life, played an integral role in the election of Bill Clinton. Clinton had recently donned some shades and played his sax on the Arsenio Hall show, launching himself as the “cool” candidate and…

Gen X

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The Loneliest Monk
The Loneliest Monk
Gen X

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Apr 25, 2017

Feminist Enlightenment at 40

Our mothers, our selves, and the #girlboss generation — When Mary Tyler Moore passed away late this January, I posted a tribute on Facebook- something I’m rarely if ever moved to do in the event of a celebrity’s death. The Mary Tyler Moore Show ended its run the year I was born, 1977, and yet that image of Mary…

Women

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Feminist Enlightenment at 40
Feminist Enlightenment at 40
Women

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