“Michael Lewis is a master at making seemingly boring topics — baseball statistics, government bureaucrats, collateralized debt obligations — riveting. So how does he do it?” Ezra Klein It turns out that Michael Lewis’ unique writing style has flummoxed such content creators as Ezra Klein and Malcolm Gladwell. Which was handy, as I...
As I re-read theWARofART, I found I would rather become the accidental author of a book than figure out how to roast a chicken. The Steven Pressfield classic is the handbook on overcoming your -isms and just getting started. This is my third orbit around this sun. Orbit One - Seth...
Tying together FoW, Climate Action & COVID What if COVID is the dress rehearsal, a road map for how we as humans can handle the environmental crisis? We have now shown that nations can quickly agree on a consistent course of action, humans can make sacrifices for the common good. New Normal...
What is Gap Year Podcast? This podcast explores the many questions that invariably appear when anyone considers a gap year. Faced with the uncertainty of a freshman university experience in the presence of COVID-19, this year present there is a greater debate for those considering a gap year as a natural pause...
We protect what we value. Take time to list the natural treasures of what we care about Fireflies, stars I looked up at the night sky. Mottled cloud ‘Look, fireflies’ my husband whispers. Fireflies? In Ontario? Impossible! But here they are 15 years later with global warming. The odd one flickering by the neighbour's elm, now atop their cedar. Oh! I've...
It is my simple commitment for July: Post something daily related to the environment. Today the focus is on my regular Call to Action: Make. Take. Talk. Select whichever applies to you. Mix and match. Make up your own. But please pick one each day: Make: up your mind to participate a decision...
Get creative in your COVID job hunt. Could a previous employer or manager be the answer to your job quest? Creative job hunting means becoming inventive in your ideas. This video explores positioning yourself to be aware of, and taking advantage of opportunities that may arise. Start looking around for patterns, because...
COVID related job opportunities Stretch your box When is a letter carrier not just a letter carrier? When they are also a parcel deliverer. Can we create opportunities for ourselves in these uncertain times by looking for jobs in places that we hadn't thought to look? Should we change our pre-COVID conceptions of what...
Is it time for a TILT date? Where do you stand against your 2020 goals at this moment? If you, like many of us, are looking at dramatically different progress reports then it is time for a Tilt date. Pick a day and revisit those goals. Choose to throw out the goals that...
What is Quarantine Phone Calls? As the world went into Quarantine and lockdown, a group of remote-workers gathered in a virtual co-working space set out on a mission: To record uplifting, interesting phonecalls with people from all over the world and put it into a podcast. The result is the Quarantine Phone Calls...