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We all know introverts and extroverts. But what about the “worktrovert”? This isn’t exactly a workaholic, someone addicted to 80-hour weeks or climbing the corporate ladder in order to feel worthwhile. A worktrovert is the person who prefers the company of projects over people, who finds refuge in tasks rather than small talk. They use ...
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Surgeon General Vivek Murthy cites the health risks of loneliness are as lethal as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day and even greater than those associated with obesity and
April 17, 2024
For too many of us, our intuition is buried deep under that accumulated knowledge. It’s like a paradise paved over by the skyscrapers of learning and intellect. We become so
April 16, 2024
A routine is a habit without a soul. The difference between a routine and a ritual is the meaning we ascribe to it. Or as African author Malidoma Somé suggests,
April 15, 2024
In my mid-50s, I had hit the bottom of the U-Curve of Happiness. A late bloomer Boomer, I married at 39 and had my daughter at 41. Midlife joy! Yet
April 14, 2024
Recently a friend said he couldn’t believe I was sixty years old. Let’s be clear – this was not about whether I looked my age – I do. His astonishment
April 13, 2024
Here are the 3 big ideas (3 months after my most recent book was published) that came to me after I’d submitted the “Learning to Love Midlife” manuscript, which I
April 12, 2024
One of my mentors, Buzz McCoy, told me that the first thing he noticed upon entering a room of people in a meeting was whether they needed depth or humor
April 11, 2024
Then, I realized throughout my career (and life) that people have said that to me in various ways. They expressed shock when, at 26, I bought a bankrupt, pay-by-the-hour motel
April 10, 2024
These new findings are not wholly surprising. Gen Z’s well-being and mental health have been a concern for a few years now, and a wide variety of new issues—pervasive social
April 9, 2024
Writer Maria Popova suggests, one has entered the Middle Passage when the demands of the true self press restive and uprising against the acquired persona, eventually colliding to produce untenable
April 8, 2024
But…when you see the future ahead of you as finite and uncertain, your focus shifts to the here and now, to everyday pleasures and the people closest to you. This,
April 7, 2024
“You just found out someone you love is terminally ill. The rush of emotion bombards you… You think: We are going to find a cure; he is not going to
April 6, 2024
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