I am reading Miranda July’s book because she made a great ad for her book. It’s like a little film and after I saw the ad I got upset that I cannot make such good ads for my books. But then I read that what she really loves is filmmaking. And anyway, I really don’t love writing […]
“Your post just destroyed Melissa’s life.” This is the email I got from my friend Melissa‘s fiance, Steven, who is now her ex-fiance. He did not like the post I wrote. Before you tell me that I’m a terrible person for writing the post I want you to know that Melissa’s therapist read the post that […]
See that picture of my son? I tell him all the time he is not being nice. “Be nice.” I tell him. “If you are not nice then people won’t like you.” So he surprised me by writing it on his hand. An example of him not being nice is that he doesn’t see that […]
I am sleeping in the downstairs bedroom. Alone. Or sometimes with the dog. I hate writing this story because I want to be a person you admire, but I also hate not writing it. Because I want to be a person I admire. I want to be a person known for honesty. Which means I […]
Marissa Mayer has just been named CEO of Yahoo. She is a powerhouse in Silicon Valley and she was on the cover of the most recent Fortune Magazine 50 Most Powerful Women issue. Before I tell you why I think she has Asperger Syndrome, I want to tell you why I think it’s important: Aspergers is […]
The update about my friend Melissa is that she is still working in an administrative job that is totally unimpressive. By choice. Because the only way to know what you’ll like for sure is to try it, so building a career is an exercise in trial and error. Which is what Melissa is doing. And even though […]
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Most career problems stem from the fact that we are terrible at picking jobs. We think we are picking a good job and then it turns out to be a bad job. It’s almost impossible to pick a good job on the first try, actually. So don’t think you’ll be the exception. I’m not an […]
Here’s a phone call I had with the Farmer, last summer, when I was at a cello institute with my son: Me: We have bites everywhere. We are never going blackberry picking again. Farmer: I don’t have bites. I don’t think it’s blackberries. Me: They are itching. They are mosquito bites. Farmer: I think they’re bed bugs. […]
Do you like that headline? I stole it from CBS. When I saw the headline there, I clicked immediately. I didn’t like the post, but it got me thinking. Why does anyone want focus? People probably click the headline because we associate focus with success. Of course, I come from a family full of people […]