Burgers or pizza? Beach or pool? Cat or dog? Life is full of choices. Every moment of every day we are deluged with information, which we must process, sort through and act upon. Fighting an overwhelming tide of incoming emails, most of us pick and choose a small percentage of emails to open and read (or more…
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With shorter days and routines picking up pace, we feel the transformation from the casual and carefree cadence of summer days to the discipline of the school year. As we turn the calendar to September, the phone starts to ring with business owners ready to ramp up and buckle down. ‘Tis the season for structure. Unlike…
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At a 4th of July parade in Haines, Alaska this summer, we watched as townspeople on the floats tossed candy to children on the sidelines. The kids darted about, scrambling after every fun-size bar and lollipop. Even the pixie sticks that bent when hitting the pavement were scooped up (albeit not on the first dive). In…
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The trees are in bloom, the sun is shining and our lives are reclaiming a joyful sense of normalcy. Summer is almost here, and after the past year, it can't come soon enough. The lazy days of summer ... The phrase alone evokes deeply rooted childhood memories, when the final weeks of school seemed to…
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Are you puzzled as you scroll through your Facebook news feed, wondering why you're seeing incessant updates from a Facebook friend who's really not that good a friend? Frustrated at the myriad posts from a group you never participate in, and crickets from the pages you follow? Yeah, Facebook updated their news feed algorithm again. The objective…
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