Lately, I’ve come to accept that my phone knows me better than my closest friends. Which is both impressive and deeply disturbing. Every time I open a social media app, the algorithm whispers softly, “You good?” and then promptly floods me with dog videos, mental health affirmations, and […]
Halloween is almost here. ‘Tis the season where adults get to be children again, sugar is a food group, and black lipstick becomes a perfectly acceptable daytime choice. This year, I have not one, but two Halloween outfits. Because why limit myself to one alter ego when I […]
What alternative career paths have you considered or are interested in? Once upon a time back when law school brochures still came in the mail I almost became a lawyer. I aced the LSAT, got into several fine institutions, and even worked at the Department of Justice. I […]
For reasons that defy logic, caffeine, or the laws of neural firing, R.E.M.’s “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” has set up camp in my brain. Rent-free. No deposit, no lease, just living there playing at 3 a.m., during Zoom meetings, and while I’m feeding the dogs. Now, I haven’t […]
Tonight, I accidentally watched The A-Team movie. You know the one with explosions, plans that come together, people running around with implausible physics and even more implausible plot armor. I didn’t mean to watch it, but there I was, caught in its chaotic orbit, wondering how I got […]
There are exactly 76 days left in the year. Seventy-six! That’s just enough time to panic, make a resolution to not panic, and then decide to do something new instead. I’ve been thinking. What if, rather than waiting for January 1st to reboot our lives, we start the […]
Apparently, according to some clever neuroscientists (the kind who spend their days scanning brains instead of doom-scrolling LinkedIn), we humans average about 6,200 thoughts a day. That’s 6,200 neural costume changes. One minute you’re thinking about breakfast, the next about that email you forgot to send, and suddenly […]
You’ve heard the age-old debate: Is the glass half full or half empty? Cue the philosophical tug-of-war between optimism and pessimism. Psychologists have written treatises on it. Motivational speakers have made careers out of it. Team leaders have led icebreakers around it. And somewhere, an over-caffeinated intern once […]
There comes a point in every parent’s life when you realize you’re not just running a household. You’re running a diner. No, not the cozy kind with checkered floors and sassy waitresses. I mean a full-blown, high-pressure, breakfast-rush kind of diner where the customers are perpetually hungry, impatient, […]
This past week has felt like an emotional battery warning blinking at 5%. Everyone I’ve talked to from friends, coworkers, to random commuters with dead eyes clutching coffee cups have been saying the same thing: “I’m so drained.” It’s become the week’s unofficial mantra, right up there with […]
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