Americans love to think of themselves as busy workaholics — even though, give or take, they do about 590 hours of actual work per year — and as a result, they can’t sacrifice time for vacations; they annually leave about… Continue Reading
This is the fourth time I’ve written about the Jessica Chambers case — here, here, and here are the first three — in large part because it’s so hideous (young girl burned alive) and in large part because it appeals… Continue Reading
I went to Northampton, MA for New Year’s Eve and the general period of days around it. The people we were staying with are good friends of ours, and the female in that dynamic (my wife’s college roommate, in fact)… Continue Reading
Driving to work this morning, my wife and I were talking about this cycle that seems to occur every year after the holidays. You hit the holidays with a lot of hope — there will be less e-mails and calls… Continue Reading
You’ll probably be happier at certain ages throughout your life, which is pretty logical. Continue Reading
Not to get dramatic here to open, but when 9/11 happened, I was living in DC (college) although I’m originally from New York. Obviously 9/11 was a f’n terrible event and it doesn’t take much to contextualize exactly how bad… Continue Reading
When one year passes to the next, there are invariably about 19,287 articles about how exactly to make the next year more productive than the past one. Here’s what probably actually happens: you go back to work tomorrow or the next… Continue Reading
If you’re American, you probably classify yourself as a workaholic, or think “the work never ends” (because you often answer your e-mail on weekends or at nights). This is admittedly all a small part of “The Busy Trap,” which in turn… Continue Reading