The idea that doesn't come out (or creativity with lead shoes).
When you have an idea but the mental fog of insomnia holds it captive. A humorous account of a creative day with lead shoes and mud in your brain.
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I MUST COMMENT!
You write a harmless "Good morning 🌞" on Facebook. You think you've sent a message of universal peace, a small seed of positivity amidst the digital chaos. You're deluded. In three seconds flat, your good morning is intercepted by the drones of controversy, and the replies rain down: • "Good morning to whom??? Certainly not to me! Speak for yourself!" • "The sun of…
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The art of unlearning (and then having to pay to remember)
Sometimes I stop to think about how complicated it has become to do simple things. We live in extraordinary times, with access to information and tools our grandparents couldn't even dream of. Yet, in this ocean of possibilities, we seem to have lost our bearings on the fundamentals. We've become so accustomed to it...
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They always trick us with words.
There's a subtle deception in the way we talk about vacations. We use fugitive words—"escape," "escape," "flee"—that have more of the flavor of iron than saltiness. But why do we use criminal vocabulary? It almost seems as if our life is a prison to escape from, not an existence to live. It's…
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September 1st is the new December 31st (with less sparkling wine and more coffee)
September 1st is the real New Year's Eve. We return to the office as if it were an intercontinental airport: some people land slowly, others crash on the runway. We don't write our resolutions in December—too busy digesting Pandoro and relatives—but now: "This year I'll be organized," "This year I won't drink five coffees a day," "This year…