The Delayed ‘Me Too’

In a recent post, Culinary Conversations, I urged for everyone to make a sincere attempt at listening and asking questions during conversation rather than defaulting to talking and giving opinions. Now, in this post, […]
In a recent post, Culinary Conversations, I urged for everyone to make a sincere attempt at listening and asking questions during conversation rather than defaulting to talking and giving opinions. Now, in this post, […]
I was talking with a friend earlier this week and he asked me this question: “how do you keep balance in your life?” Then he said. “Man, I‘m in my early 30’s and I still […]
Think of the most interesting person you know. Now, answer this question: why is this person interesting? Pause for a second to answer before you read on. This question is a tough one for me, not […]
“What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence, a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention…” — Herbert Simon, Nobel Prize Winner and Economist Basic Economics of […]
This post is about how the words we use shape our voice and dictate the results we achieve, or don’t achieve. I write this as an essay to myself, as I have for so many […]
“Stop settling for what’s good enough and start creating art that matters. Stop asking what’s in it for you and start giving gifts that change people. Then, and only then, will you achieve your potential.” […]
I’m still shocked when I find out that many of my friends and colleagues do not listen to podcasts and have no interest in starting. To me, this is purely a missed opportunity for them. […]
“Labour not as one who is wretched, nor yet as one who would be pitied or admired; but direct thy will to one thing only, to put thyself in motion and to check thyself, as […]
For a long time, I was using the words “further” and “farther” interchangeably in my speech as if they meant the same thing. I just didn’t know the difference so I would use whichever one […]
We have all been in this scenario… You are exiting a public restroom with a crumpled paper towel in hand, rushing out the door to resume your busy life. As you toss the paper towel […]
“The mother of a man accused of striking his girlfriend’s 3-year-old with a frying pan, hanging him upside down and hitting him, and whipping him with a metal rod said Friday that her son is […]