Curiosity: vice or virtue?

How my perspective of curiosity has changed

“Curiosity killed the cat.”

Whether from this proverb or another internalized story, somewhere between childhood and adolescence I began to act as if…

No excuses

How will you show empathy today?

Empathy is a skill that can be learned. It’s not an innate talent or a stroke of luck. It’s developed over hundreds of everyday opportunities — interactions with strangers, conversations with friends and family, meetings at…

Hide and… hate?

Why it’s easier not to seek

Hate is a rampant emotion in our country right now. It might be towards a political party, a religious group, people of color, the LGTBQ community, women’s rights advocates, or someone else.

The curse of comparison

Why acknowledging pain (without comparison) matters

No one likes pain. It’s completely natural to want to avoid it, make it better, or not talk about it.

Keep trying

A reminder as we do hard things

Showing empathy is hard. Assuming good intent is hard. Seeking connection before seeking change is hard. Staying curious is hard.

Write it out

How writing helps us empathize

Writing is for everyone. Not because everyone will write a book or become a journalist, but because writing helps us articulate what we think. It provides clarity and perspective as we hold our thoughts at arms length.