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Thoughts on the art of living
I read this recent New York Times piece about declining birthrates, and what struck me wasn’t just that fewer babies are being born—it’s who is (and isn’t) having them. Births are dropping fastest among younger women, while older mothers—those in their 30s and even early 40s—are becoming a bigger share of all births. In other ...
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I read this recent New York Times piece about declining birthrates, and what struck me wasn’t just that fewer babies are being born—it’s who is (and isn’t) having them. Births
April 21, 2026
Even writing that sentence feels surreal. And yet, in the quiet moments—lying in her bed for the first two nights after her passing in that very bed, feeling the echo
April 20, 2026
Like many people, when I first became aware of the longevity movement, the digital content landscape was filled with stories about the “tech bros” and what they were doing to
April 19, 2026
Kelly and her business partner Holly, both MEA alums, have written a terrific workbook for my book “Learning to Love Midlife,” and they’re leading a Santa Fe weekend workshop on
April 18, 2026
Are we not well? We are Ego. Be prepared for a Chip Conley cultural rant. It was 2008 when Gwyneth Paltrow fused beauty and health into a lifestyle brand called
April 17, 2026
What’s confusing is this: I don’t feel numb. I feel a lot – both good and bad. But the tears just won’t come. For years, I’ve believed that crying is
April 16, 2026
I’m lying in Mom’s bed. It’s 5 a.m. on Sunday morning. Exactly 48 hours earlier, I was on an early morning treadmill before our Philosophy workshop at the MEA Santa
April 15, 2026
I recently came across a word I wish I’d known 30 years ago (thanks Rand Stagen): Coddiwomple — to travel in a purposeful manner toward a vague destination. In other
April 14, 2026
I just read a piece on some fascinating neuroscience: the single best way to keep your brain young isn’t supplements, puzzles, or obsessing over your sleep score. It’s creativity. Not
April 13, 2026
Somehow, and stop laughing out there, it’s different from 89. I mean, there I was “in my 80s”, embracing one project after another, with nary a thought that this might
April 12, 2026
I made a series of poor choices about money through the first forty-five years of my life. In saving for retirement, the key, as everyone knows, is to start early
April 11, 2026
It’s been a joy getting to know one of my childhood heroes over the past six months and recognizing that we all have challenging lives, even if they look good
April 10, 2026
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