…and what to do about it — We’re all working on something. Or maybe we haven’t started, but we’ve been meaning to get around to it — one of these days. Regardless of what stage we’re at, staying motivated is a challenge. The excitement of a new endeavor wears off; it’s all too easy to brush a…

You just sat down at a table across from a complete stranger, and are each handed a dinner menu. It lists courses from Starters, Soups, Fish, Grills, to Desserts; but instead of culinary dishes, the menu proposes topics of conversation. The themes are not cookie-cutter ‘conversation card’ questions either; there…

I was discussing prospective travel plans with a group of people the other day when one of them, after expressing her interest in visiting Lyon, remarked, “But I have to find someone to go with — I’m not going to travel there by myself. Nobody wants to do that.” The…