I thoroughly enjoyed one of Seth's posts from a couple of days ago, with the title "Cancelled": All those meetings you have tomorrow--they were just cancelled. The boss wants you to do something productive instead. What would you do with the time? What would you initiate? If it's better than those meetings were going to … Continue reading Taking Seth’s Advice →

Each year our business school hosts a series of Global Business Panels that brings together alumni with significant international experience and our freshmen Intro to Business students. Those panels took place today; there were five panels throughout the day, with each panel consisting of four alumni, and about 100 students. It was a wonderful opportunity … Continue reading Giving Back and the Circle of Life →

This past year, Finland's Tourism Board put together a dictionary (complete with accompanying emojis you can download) of "hard-to-describe Finnish emotions, words, and customs." Included in the list of 56 phrases is kalsarikännit (pronounced cal-sar-y-cuhn-eet). It describes the "feeling when you are going to get drunk home alone in your underwear — with no intention of going out.  So yes, … Continue reading A drink. At home. In your underwear. And there is a word for it. →

Geico has always had some of the best commercials on TV, and the latest one I watched was no exception. The title of this one is "Game Night with a Sloth", and for me, it was an instant classic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl3l6Bq6bMo I can see the sloth being used in a lot of future ads, it seems … Continue reading It’s a Small Finger; It’s a Coin Slot; It’s Mount Kilimanjaro; No, It’s a… →

A couple of years ago I wrote a post about how I do not rake the leaves in my yard, but instead opt to mulch them with my mower. While the mulching may not result in a yard that looks "clean", I offered support for my decision by referencing the article “The Science of Fall … Continue reading I May Have to Reconsider My Thoughts about Leaf Raking →

It's a question we've probably all thought about at one point or another, most likely at a pretty early age. I haven't pondered the question in a while, but this past weekend it popped into my head again. I think what caused it was going to a swim meet this past weekend to watch my … Continue reading Which of Your Five Senses Would You Give Up? →

The WSJ had an interesting story over the weekend about the power of self-distancing (just a fancy way of saying "pretending"). The reporter, Alison Gopnik, cited two research studies that looked at what happened to young children's performance working on a task when they would pretend to be a superhero, like Batman or Dora the … Continue reading I’m Going to Start Self-Distancing from Myself →

There was a story in the Wall Street Journal today about President Trump shooting a 68, a remarkable round of golf, particularly for someone his age. But the most incredible part of the story was the last paragraph: Trump’s round of 68 was met with some skepticism on social media, though it was hardly the … Continue reading Talk about Burying the Lead →

Goodreads, an Amazon company and "social cataloging" website, recently ranked the 200 hardest to read novels. So naturally I was curious to see if I had successfully struggled my way through any of the top novels, and here's what I found when I looked at the top 10 books on the list: Ulysses (started, never got very … Continue reading For Those of You Read for the Challenge of It →

Almost two-thirds of Americans, or 63 percent, report being stressed about the future of the nation, according to the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Eleventh Stress in America survey, conducted in August and released yesterday. This source of stress is slightly more than perennial stressors like money (62 percent) and work (61 percent), according to the APA's … Continue reading Americans Are Stressing Out!!!!!!!!! →