PinnedKathleen Curtin DoinThe Narrative ArcLearning Spanish Shifted the Direction of My LifePeople I met in Mexico pointed me to a different way to liveJun 165Jun 165
PinnedKathleen Curtin DoinThe Narrative ArcWhen Writing Was a Game Between FriendsRecovering a playful approach to writing by remembering an old friendshipApr 330Apr 330
PinnedKathleen Curtin DoinAbout Me StoriesAbout Me — Kathleen Curtin DoMother, Professor, and Perpetual Student of LifeMar 1520Mar 1520
PinnedKathleen Curtin DoinModern WomenIntercultural Conflict in the Delivery RoomA birth brings together two cultures in sometimes volatile, sometimes beautiful waysMar 1116Mar 1116
PinnedKathleen Curtin DoinThe Narrative ArcI Came Here for a Funeral and Found My FuturePast and present converge in a city by the seaMar 1517Mar 1517
Kathleen Curtin DoinBooks Are Our SuperpowerCal Newport’s ‘Slow Productivity’ Takes a Long View of WorkNewport offers advice for making work sustainableJul 271Jul 271
Kathleen Curtin DoinBooks Are Our Superpower‘24/6’ Updates the Ancient Idea of the Sabbath for a Digital AgeTiffany Shlain’s book challenges readers to take a “Tech Shabbat”Jul 25Jul 25
Kathleen Curtin DoinThe Narrative ArcI Failed Out of Music School, But Found Myself In the ProcessEven though I didn’t make it as a musician, I don’t regret any of itJul 223Jul 223
Kathleen Curtin DoinBooks Are Our SuperpowerOur Summer of Reading ‘Winnie the Pooh’My daughter starts kindergarten in the fall, but for now we savor our summer daysJul 217Jul 217
Kathleen Curtin DoinBooks Are Our SuperpowerApplying Cal Newport’s Book ‘Deep Work’ to my Life As a ParentCultivating deep work in my daily life with small kidsJul 1416Jul 1416