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You Are What You Repeatedly Do
One footstep makes no path; ten thousand do. From Socrates and Aristotle to modern neuroscience: how character is…
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Why one child moves us — and a thousand leave us cold
In the beginning, every death still had a face. On the arithmetic of compassion — and why the…
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Two Skills, Two Lives
Some books you read; others read you. What Naval Ravikant taught me about money and happiness — and…
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The Desire Path in Your Mind: Why We Cling to What No Longer Fits
Why do we cling to habits, choices and situations that no longer fit us? A deep dive into…
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Discipline Doesn’t Begin with Making the Bed, but with Noticing
Everyone says discipline begins with making your bed. Until my son’s symptoms taught me something else. An honest…
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A Mother Kisses Her Baby in an MRI — What Do We Really See, and What Don’t We?
A legendary MRI image of mother and baby has circulated for years with a caption that is not…
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The Quiet Brain and the Loud Brain
At a party, one person charges up while the other quietly drains away. What does science really say…
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Why One “No” Seems to Erase All Your “Yeses”
You were there for someone for years. Then you say “no” just once — and suddenly all your…
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Your Brain Is Not an Honest Witness
Two famous experiments — on the optimism bias and our discomfort with silence — reveal how easily the…
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Pawn and King: Who You Remain When Everything Goes Against You
A pawn sees a king in the mirror. What does that picture really say about self-image, identity, and…
