The Human Attention Span
Do you ever feel like our attention spans are getting shorter? It’s not just your imagination; research has revealed that human beings are,…
What We Gain From a Good-Enough Life
In 1953, the British pediatrician and psychoanalyst D. W. Winnicott began writing about the idea of “good-enough” parenting—a term he coined,…
How To Want Less
I glanced into my teenage daughter’s bedroom one spring afternoon last year, expecting to find her staring absentmindedly at the Zoom screen…
Handling Uncertainty
“We trick ourselves as best we can into thinking that we can control everything and that we know how things are going to unfold,” said Dr. Mark…
How to Create a Culture of Big Ideas
You’ve made it to the leadership role you’re in by being an idea person, but you have new responsibilities and can’t be the only one doing that…
Lessons from Britain’s pandemic on promoting innovation
“WHAT IS IMPORTANT is seldom urgent,” declared Dwight Eisenhower. “And what is urgent is seldom important.” Eisenhower did not have to lead…
