The US just fell out of the top 20 countries for happiness in research by Oxford University. Why aren’t we
Guest Post: How Humans Thrive
Paul J. Zak
May 18, 2025
How Do You Curate a Well-Lived Life?
KOINOPHOBIA: the fear that you’ve lived an ordinary life While you’re in it, life seems epic. Fiery, tenuous, and unpredictable. But
Chip Conley
May 16, 2025
Words That Should Exist
Many friends have told me about John Koenig’s Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, but it wasn’t until recently that someone gave
Laurentz Gilmore
May 12, 2025
Who’s More Talkative: Midlife Women or Men?
In 2007, University of Arizona researchers called it a draw: men and women speak about the same number of words
Chip Conley
February 19, 2025
Shrinking the Distance from Head to Heart
Yesterday, I was amused when I asked ChatGPT, “What does it mean, ‘My emotions got the best of me.’” There
Chip Conley
February 6, 2025
Re:Pair: Healing the Parental Wound (Part 2)
She wanted me to unpack my feelings about his sporadic, largely absent role in my life. I refused; as a
Thérèse O’Neill
January 19, 2025
Re-pair: Healing the Parental Wound
My mother, with whom I have always had a troubled and difficult bond, recently texted out of the blue asking
Thérèse O’Neill
January 18, 2025
Four Modern Elders Discussing Modern Fires and Modern Grief
When I listened to Tuesday’s NY Times Daily Show podcast on Could the L.A. Fires Have Been Stopped Sooner?, I
Chip Conley
January 17, 2025
Musings from a Two-Time MEA Alum
“Sounds like you may have Asperger’s” were the words that my therapist uttered to me in March, 2017. The diagnosis
Rick Keefer
December 29, 2024
“It’s a Wonderful Life”
There’s a psychological term that sprouted from this landmark film, “The George Bailey Effect.” Clarence Odbody, the angel, takes George
Chip Conley
November 29, 2024
Do You Have an Inner Critic?
When it comes to money, finance and accounting, I have ideas! Ideas I love to explore, build into new systems
Mackey McNeill
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The Joy of Reading
This is adapted from MEA alum Steven Petrow’s latest book, The Joy You Make: Find The Silver Linings—Even On Your
Steven Petrow
September 7, 2024
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