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Work Expands to Fill the Time Available
On November 19th, 1955, British naval historian C. Northkote Parkinson published a humorous article in The Economist with a lengthy title: Politicians and taxpayers have assumed (with occasional phases of doubt) that a rising total in the number of civil servants must...
We Aren’t Really Here
“Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.” –John Lennon A few years ago, I was in a particularly busy season of life. I was working full-time, raising a young family, volunteering regularly, participating in community groups, and squeezing in as many...
Have you contracted Device Disease? What research tells us.
“Technological progress has merely provided us with a more efficient means for going backwards.” –Aldous Huxley The Big Idea: According to research, constantly checking our smartphones and email can rewire our brains and our nervous systems into a chronic state of...
Not the Days in Your Life, But the Life in Your Days
Last month my wife lost one of her closest friends. They met in fourth grade and had been friends for more than 30 years. Casey Lynn Wakefield lost her battle with cancer at the age of 41 on November 9th, 2023. She left behind three children and a 20-year marriage....
Whatever You Do, Stop Multitasking!
"If you chase two rabbits, you won't catch either one." —Russian Proverb The BIG IDEA—Once you have recognized the importance of carefully investing your time, decided what is most important at work and at home, and you’ve started saying NO to a lot of stuff—then you...
Get Off the Hedonic Treadmill
Extensive global research on happiness exists. And understanding how happiness works is a key life leadership skill that has a huge impact on your life and your family. The Big Idea: Research shows that new circumstances or new purchases rarely bring the lasting...
Stop Zooming and Take a Break: New Brain Research from Microsoft
Have you ever raced from one video meeting to the next without enough time to pee or eat? Funny how we used to have time for this when we had in-person meetings, but now that our bathroom is 10 feet from our office, we no longer have the time. After a long day of...
