About our annual July 4th celebration, The New York Times columnist Paul Krugman asked, “Is America today, in any meaningful sense, the same country that declared independence in 1776?” Are we “out of many, one” as our national motto states? As we reflect together on this upcoming Independence Day and the values of freedom and unity it celebrates, […]
Economist and Harvard professor Sendhil Mullainathan wrote, “Habits are powerful. Experimentation is an act of humility, an acknowledgment that there is simply no way of knowing without trying something different.” As we continue to address challenges in our world and personal lives, how will we know when our familiar way of doing things has run […]
The proverb “the road to Hell is paved with good intentions” suggests that intentions without corresponding actions are useless and even harmful. But good intentions can also be the powerful seeds by which significant life change can take hold and grow. What moves us from intention to action? How can we sustain our aspirations when […]