In last week’s Wiser by Choice book club, it was the first time I compared three books with identical titles (and three others not far off). The unifying theme was “friction” and it’s really gotten me thinking. As Roger Dooley writes in his book Friction, once you put on your “friction goggles” it’s hard not to see examples of friction everywhere. (My parking experience at the Toronto airport at 4:30 a.m. this morning was not pretty…)
Continue reading “Friction Goggles”Beauty and Spaciousness
I’ve just returned from two weeks in Spain.
Europe is far more densely populated than Canada, and so it was even more remarkable to us how much space is devoted to public enjoyment there. Gardens, boulevards, boardwalks, parks, playgrounds, cathedrals — all in urban spaces that would be far more likely given over to concrete and commerce where I live.
Continue reading “Beauty and Spaciousness”Know the Game You’re Playing
When I was in tenth grade, I attended a leadership camp where we played a game called “Win As Much As You Can.” I love games, and I still remember this one because it had a punchline (spoiler alert): the meaning of “you” was ambiguous — was it intended to be understood as plural or singular? Your interpretation would affect how you played the game and what you understood as a win.
Continue reading “Know the Game You’re Playing”Created not Discovered
I have just wrapped up a magical week in Morocco.
We learned so much from our guide, Ismail — to the point that we started keeping a list of memorable moments and new insights.
One of mine: “An oasis in the desert is created more often than it is discovered.”
Continue reading “Created not Discovered”Craving Capacity
Many of you have been completing my True for You quiz, that gives you a snapshot of what you might be craving right now as you reimagine your next chapter. I can now tell you with certainty that more of you are craving “capacity” than any of the other four elements I’ve been writing about recently.
Most of us are overloaded.
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