5 questions to ask when you need help finding your purpose
Mark Twain once said the two greatest days in a person’s life are the day they’re born and the day they discover why. Deep? Definitely. But let’s be honest: the first day is a somewhat passive experience. The second day, however, can feel like a lot of pressure. While some of us can quickly identify our purpose (in our careers, or otherwise), others may struggle to answer the question “Why am I here?”
Why Do Toxic People Get Promoted? For the Same Reason Humble People Do: Political Skill
Good workplace politics skills can help employees with toxic personalities rise to the top of an organization’s structure. There’s danger in that: Capable and valuable employees leave organizations because of bosses, or corporate fraud and accountancy scandals result in bankruptcies.
The internet is tricking our brains
Researchers are finding that the intersection of Google, smartphones and our memories is starting to mess with how we judge our own abilities.
City life damages mental health in ways we’re just starting to understand
Urban dwellers are particularly at risk from the impacts of air pollution and other hazards on mental health.
Unprecedented
The theme is “Western civilization at the crossroads.” Far be it from me to doubt that the West is on the precipice of something enormous. But “crossroads” implies a map. Do we have one? Is a piece of paper showing the way forward—whether predictive or hopeful—even possible?
Under The Surface
Last year, in our escape from lockdown Colorado, we visited a riverboat museum near Kansas City, and that was….. bizarre.
Parents of the social media generation are not OK
Last September, just a few weeks into the school year, Sabine Polak got a call from the guidance counselor. Her 14-year-old daughter was struggling with depression and had contemplated suicide.
Bill Chance 