This is the way the world ends
The Mayans were quite an advanced civilization. They had agriculture, written language and, as we’ve been learning in story after story this week, a calendar. …Read More
Category Archives: Career
Micro-credentials
As part of the project I'm doing on digital learning, I got to interview Sal Khan (of Khan Academy) yesterday. I wrote about The Math …Read More
The 9 percent vs. the 91 percent
Over at Wandering Scientist the other day, Cloud posted about the negativity of internet haters. Measured, thoughtful criticism is a gift. Snarky personal attacks don't …Read More
Lawyers who quit, and other stories
What with the election and all, we're a bit behind on "Can't have it all" manifestos. Fortunately, a lawyer (and mother of two young children) …Read More
Lessons from a 90-minute nap
I wrote in my last post about trying some of the tips in Crystal Paine's book, 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life. Day 13 …Read More
You don’t work as much as you think
Hang around in certain circles long enough, and you hear a lot about 70-hour workweeks. Then, after that complaint, you start hearing about 80-hour workweeks, …Read More
Should new fathers get long parental leaves?
In the UK, there’s a proposal afoot to allow either parent to get a parental allowance for most of the first year of a child’s …Read More
Strange notions of perfection
The more I study human behavior, the more fascinated I am by the narratives we tell ourselves. We all have certain defining narratives, perhaps scripted …Read More
Why it’s good to be in charge
Back during the whole Marissa-Mayer-is-pregnant dust-up this summer, I mentioned that being the CEO is actually a great job for the mom of small kids. …Read More
One at a time
Thursday night is trash night in my neck of the woods. We hauled our cans to the top of the driveway and, as we do …Read More
