“Those hideout sessions tell us that, paradoxically, the best way to act out of character is to stay as true to yourself as you possibly can—starting by creating as many “restorative niches” as possible in your daily life.” “In a sense, McAdams has breathed new life into one of the great insights of Western mythology:… Continue reading Quiet by Susan Cain
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The Career Within You by Elizabeth Wagele and Ingrid Stabb
ROMANTICS (#1) As a Romantic, your rich interior life of thoughts and feelings contributes wisdom and meaning to others’ worlds. You may feel a certain melancholy, but you also have a vision of how to make life more significant and elegant. Since you value authenticity, you express your moods honestly, whether they are sad, mad,… Continue reading The Career Within You by Elizabeth Wagele and Ingrid Stabb
A New House
Buyer’s remorse is a very common affliction among new homeowners. Just because you have a sudden urge to weep, that doesn’t mean you’ve made a mistake. Everybody knows old houses have their quirks. Especially 200-year-old houses. I have inherited empty wine bottles, one grape every issue of “La Nazione”… Continue reading A New House
When Battery Park City was a wheat field in 1982
In 1982, the artist Agnes Denes planted two acres of wheat on landfill that would become Battery Park City…
The Wife
“My wife would be a much better writer than me. But she has no desire to be out in the world. You have to find a way to not let it take too much out of you.” -Austin Kleon
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Communicating Quietly
“Art is my way of communicating quietly.” – an unknown book designer, as remembered/overheard by Austin Kleon