By Julie Bolejack I heard a phrase this week that stopped me cold. Post-American Europe. Not anti-American Europe. Not Europe frustrated with America. Not even Europe preparing for another difficult four years with an American president it doesn’t particularly like. Post-American Europe. Think about what those
By Julie Bolejack I came across something recently that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about. It was written by Dr. Philip Low, an award-winning computational neuroscientist and founder of NeuroVigil. Low is also someone who knew Elon Musk personally for years. Musk invested in his company
Most of us experience the economy in very ordinary places. At the grocery store. At the gas pump. When the electric bill arrives. When the car needs repaired. When the property tax bill shows up and we stare at it for a moment wondering whether perhaps they accidentally included the
Part Three of my three-part series: Lean Toward Yes We’ve spent this week talking about one small word. Yes. Monday, we talked about our automatic no. Wednesday, we talked about regret—and why the things we didn’t do can stay with us far longer than the mistakes
Part Two of my three-part series: Lean Toward Yes On Monday, I asked you to notice something. When an opportunity appears, what’s your first instinct? Yes? Or: No? Today I want to tell you why I’ve been thinking about this so much. It has to do with
Part One of my three-part series: Lean Toward Yes I know people whose first response to almost anything new is no. Would you like to go somewhere? No. Want to try this restaurant? No. How about taking a class? No. What if we took a trip? Absolutely not. Sometimes
There comes a point in almost every relationship when you realize something uncomfortable: You can say something clearly, kindly, thoughtfully—and still not be heard. I think many of us spend far too much time assuming that if someone misunderstands us, we must have explained ourselves badly. So we try
There is something about August that feels like living in the doorway between two seasons. Technically, it is still summer. Very much summer, judging by the thermometer. The tomatoes are ripening faster than we can eat them. The zucchini have apparently entered some sort of competitive growth program. The flowers
THIS IS ABOUT CLEANSING. Let’s dispense with the lie right up front. What this administration is doing with ICE is not about “the worst of the worst.” It is not about violent criminals. It is not about public safety. That language is a costume—cheap, familiar, and deliberately misleading.
You made it to.. Friday Enjoy this day of being alive in a world that has done its absolute level best to convince you that hope is naive, engagement is exhausting, and the most rational response to everything happening right now is to pour a large glass of something and
I’m not going to give you a framework today. No steps. No system. No arc that builds carefully toward a tidy conclusion that makes you feel like something has been resolved. Just some things that are true. Small things. Quiet things. The kind that don’t make headlines and
Walk through any grocery store today and you’ll find brightly colored sodas, sugary coffee drinks, energy drinks, and juices loaded with added sugar. They’re easy to reach for—but over time, many of them can quietly work against our health. The good news? Some of the healthiest beverages