See if you can solve this simple arithmetic problem: Are you done, Einstein? Say your answer out loud so we know you didn’t cheat. Are you ready to see if you got it right? OK. Here’s how you solve it: (for the answer, click on the grey box below that[…] Read On
There is absolutely nothing absolute in my belief system. I kid you not. If you want to try to convince me that self-help books help, that Dennis Leary isn’t funny, that spending hours a day on Facebook makes you more connected, or that regulations are good for business, go for[…] Read On
My natural tendency is to solve problems. Fix things. Hit me with a dilemma and I’m all over it. I live for that sort of thing. It’s like an addiction. And therein lies the rub. There are different classes of problems. Some problems, the more you stare at them, the[…] Read On
Between our unique DNA, upbringing, and life experience, each of us is our own person. And yet, we have something in common. We all want things. It starts when you’re a baby crying for food, vying for attention, reaching for objects. And it never stops. Why do we want things?[…] Read On
I’ll never forget the first time I had a to manage a religious nut. I’m not trying to be critical or facetious; he really was a zealot. Religion was all he talked about. And he pushed it on others whenever he could. Not cool at work, but I was right[…] Read On
When I was a little kid growing up in New York City, my brother and I were out playing one day and came upon a construction site. Maybe it was a demolished building, I can’t remember. Anyway, there were rocks everywhere. All sorts of different rocks. We were so excited[…] Read On
We tend to think of time as fundamental. An immutable fixture of nature. Something no one and nothing can escape. Actually, none of that’s true. You see, time is a funny thing. The Big Bang didn’t just create our universe and everything in it. It also created space and time,[…] Read On