There’s a quote often attributed to Sun Tzu that has been haunting me lately: An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes. I’m not talking about current politics. Truly. I’m talking about what I’ve seen up close, at the granular, […]
What skills or lessons have you learned recently? There are certain phrases that take up permanent residence in the brain. They don’t pay rent. They don’t announce themselves. They just move in and rearrange the furniture. Case in point: “EXTERMINATE!” Yes. That one. The Dalek battle cry from […]
What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year? This past year wasn’t exactly sprinkled with fairy dust or wrapped in a giant red bow. It was more like one of those surprise grab bags where you reach in hoping for chocolate and instead […]
Who are your current most favorite people? Let’s get one thing out of the way. I could absolutely say my favorite person right now is the Pope. He’s cool, he’s chill, and honestly both the current pope and the last one had that quiet “I see the absurdity […]
Do you trust your instincts? I usually trust my instincts. I’m a gut girl. A vibes-reader. A “I knew that before the words even came out your mouth” kind of person. My internal compass has always been so finely tuned that Google Maps could only hope to keep […]
How do you manage screen time for yourself? There’s a new workplace epidemic spreading faster than a viral TikTok. That is that of “texting while meeting”. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that CEOs are fed up with it, and honestly, I get it. You look around the […]
Halloween finally arrived. The day of glorious weirdness I’ve been waiting for all month. And naturally, I woke up at 4:14 a.m. because my body apparently wanted to pregame the day with exhaustion. Who needs sleep when there’s candy corn to contemplate and costumes to coordinate? By the […]
Sometimes you read a headline that makes you double-take, rub your eyes, and mutter, “No, surely this must be from The Onion.” But no. Real life, yet again, outdoes satire. A neurosurgeon. Yes, a brain surgeon has been arrested for what officials described as “an incredible lack of […]
There are victories no one will ever clap for. The kind that don’t make it into performance reviews, Instagram stories, or dinner table anecdotes. The ones that exist in a whisper that are quiet, personal, and invisible. But oh, so real. You know the type. The day you […]
Imagine walking into your boss’s office in the U.S. and announcing: “Yeah, I’m just not feeling it this week. I’ll see you in ten business days.” In most workplaces, HR would descend like a pack of caffeinated hawks, fluttering policies, paperwork, and possibly pink slips in your direction. […]
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