It will surprise no one that COVID kills. What’s not so obvious is the broad reach of its devastation. For me, it was about killing my belief in myself. I was poised to complete a final round of interviews for my research that would be the basis for the last...
Search Results for:
10 Life Lessons from My Research
Over the past few years, my research has taught me many things. What comes to mind are the people I encountered who had a keen sense of identity that made them resilient after defeat and steady at the crossroads. They taught me so much about life. In reflecting on 2020,...
Reading: In My Kitchen-Nothing Fancy by Alison Roman
Alison Roman kept me cooking through COVID. I love that her savory food and sassy style are all served from her bare-bones Brooklyn kitchen. She’s built a following of Millennials hungry for doable ways to host dinners, and foodies like me who are fed up with prim perfectionism of oh,...
Reading: On My Nightstand-Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow’s spanking new novel Attack Surface is the latest addition to his dystopian Little Brother novels. First, I downloaded the audio book as part of Cory’s Kickstarter campaign. Later, I felt compelled to pick up the hardcopy to bring to the woodsy wi-fi deserts I escape to when I...
Identity Burn Out and the Digital You
Yesterday I was looking back at some old blog posts from 2002, my first year of blogging. At the time blogging platforms were next to nonexistent, so I took to pasting my posts onto webpages like a dork. In 2007 I shifted to WordPress, and in 2008 my book RenGen:...
Getting to Your Essence: A Lesson from Buckminster Fuller
Recognizing what makes us a whole person at our core should feel natural, but it so often eludes us in rocky times. Tuning into your innermost essence can help you navigate the next chapter of your life, and make the difference you need to make. For decades, I’ve drawn inspiration...
What Makes Content Delicious? 4 Key Ingredients
Like so many days during COVID, I was out of ideas for what to make for dinner. That’s how I discovered that my cherished copy of a NYT Cooking special insert was missing from its usual place. It’s a collection of “no-fail” recipes from food contributor Sam Sifton. Breaking the...
A New Book Makes the Case for a Better Internet
Book review: Joanne McNeil’s debut book delivers a valuable history of the internet while advocating for a fresh future. Lurking: How a Person Became a User by art critic and digital culturist Joanne McNeil is full of fresh insights into how the internet has brought us together and torn us...
In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb. Why Spring Needs to Last.
Spring changes everything here in the Midwest. We shed our woolens and heavy coats. Everywhere you look it’s a riot of green. And I find myself wanting to hold onto the cool nights and subtle charms of hummingbirds before it all gets too overheated. The truth is that in most...