This past March, we adopted a puppy from a canine rescue when he was about six months old. We named him Bowie—after David Bowie—because he has two different colored eyes and, honestly, he just felt like a Bowie. He’d been found as a stray in a rural Kansas town and...

In hiring, it’s easy to focus on the tangible: skills, credentials, and experience. But according to organizational leadership expert Mark Murphy, that approach overlooks the real key to success—attitude. His research shows a stunning disconnect between why we think...

I've published one book and am a bit over halfway through writing my second one (about wealth and happiness). For me, writing is deeply fulfilling and also complete torture. I get stuck a lot and can't figure out how to structure my thoughts or say what I want. I...

In 2024, I read 50 books: 11 non-fiction and 39 fiction. The heavier lean toward fiction was deliberate—I’m about halfway through writing my second book, Superwealth: How to Find Happiness in a World Obsessed with Money, and I’ve found that reading non-fiction...

The two cats pictured above are my daughter Claire's cats (Christopher & Hunny). They are siblings and seem to genuinely enjoy each other's company, but they don't meow at each other. They only meow at people. It turns out that this is totally normal: Cornell...

When you think of the Amish, chances are you imagine horse-drawn buggies, handmade furniture, and an unwavering commitment to avoiding all things modern. But here’s the twist: the Amish don’t reject technology outright. Instead, they have a surprisingly thoughtful and...

If you were alive in the 1980s, you probably remember the rise of the phrase "shit happens" -- it popped up seemingly out of nowhere, and within months, the phrase was everywhere. It was on bumper stickers, t-shirts, and graffiti. When something bad happened, you'd...

It’s a quirky piece of trivia that feels almost too strange to be true: Stanley Milgram and Philip Zimbardo, two psychologists famous—or perhaps infamous—for their morally questionable experiments, both graduated from James Monroe High School in the Bronx. This public...

The Poisonous Experiment of Prohibition: When the Government Took “Don’t Drink” a Bit Too Far Prohibition in the United States was meant to usher in an era of moral cleanliness and sobriety. Instead, it sparked a black market for booze, organized crime, and, in one of...

You’re at your friend’s wedding, and despite the clear registry they set up months ago, you’ve decided to go rogue. No blender, towels, or steak knives for you—no, you’re getting them a beautiful, hand-painted, artisanal vase you found on Etsy. Unique, personal,...

You’re probably familiar with the nursery rhyme “London Bridge is Falling Down.” The song refers to a bridge over the River Thames, originally built during medieval times. That bridge was demolished and replaced by the "New London Bridge" in 1831, which served for...