…virtually every time management expert’s first piece of advice is to keep a detailed log of your time use, but doing so just heightens your awareness of the minutes ticking by, then lost forever. As[…]
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Category: Life Advice
“Good feedback opens with praise/thanks, demonstrates you were paying attention and engages the subject matter”
Good feedback opens with praise/thanks, demonstrates you were paying attention and engages the subject matter. No one’s afraid of negative comments, just troubled by the imbalance of feedback. The rabbis I heard from most appreciate[…]
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“My problem with goals is that they are limiting”
My problem with goals is that they are limiting. Granted, if you focus on one particular goal, your odds of achieving it are better than if you have no goal. But you also miss out[…]
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“…the advice to be more mindful often contains a hefty scoop of moralizing smugness…”
…the advice to be more mindful often contains a hefty scoop of moralizing smugness, a kind of “moment-shaming” for the distractible, like a stern teacher scolding us for failing to concentrate in class. The implication[…]
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“Perhaps the single philosophical consensus of our time is that the key to contentment lies in living fully mentally in the present”
Perhaps the single philosophical consensus of our time is that the key to contentment lies in living fully mentally in the present. The idea that we should be constantly policing our thoughts away from the[…]
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“…here’s what people in crisis and happiness want to hear from you: heart-warming stories or any of these expressions…”
So here’s what people in crisis and happiness want to hear from you: heart-warming stories or any of these expressions. I am here for you. I am sorry. I am so happy for you. I[…]
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What science suggests if we “want to be more productive and creative, and to have more energy”
If you want to be more productive and creative, and to have more energy, the science dictates that you should partition your day into project periods. Your social networking should be done during a designated[…]
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7 tips that Dr. Erica Brown has “picked up to make written thank-you notes more memorable”
We have fixed prayers to help us say thank-you to God when our own words aren’t expansive enough. But if you’re thanking humans, allow me to share some tips I’ve picked up to make written[…]
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“Allow yourself to make mistakes and serve the team” – Lesson from Patinkin
“If you ask me, ‘You’re 60, what’s one of the best things you’ve picked up?’ Two things I would say. One is stop trying to be Superman. Allow yourself to make mistakes and serve the[…]
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What I find most interesting is the views that are most repugnant to me.
What I find most interesting is the views that are most repugnant to me. Irwin Kula, “Texts Without Borders,” Rabbis Without Borders (New York City: 8 November 2011), http://www.clal.org/audio2011/irwin-kula-text-without-borders.mp3.
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