For better or worse, social media is here to stay. I know we think it’s necessary for engaging and platform building and mass communication. We try to optimize when we share, how often we share, what we share to maximize engagement. But why? Does sharing more mean we matter more? My Questions Here are...
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Social Media & the Real Problem of Comparison
In this “Social Media & the Real Me” series, I wasn’t going to start with comparison. Because everyone talks about how comparison and social media go hand in hand and keeps us unsatisfied and longing for more. And they do. But the real problem of comparison goes deeper. Much deeper. Surface Comparisons Most of...
3 Things You Have to Learn to Read
I saw a book this morning about a man who lived this amazing life all through the twentieth century, but he didn’t learn to read until he was 98. And my heart just broke for him. Ninety-eight years of not being able to make sense of words in a book or newspaper. Or the...
The Secret of Life
Want to know the secret of life? The entire thing in a nutshell? The why of “why we’re here”? Here it is: Give it away. What Really Matters A few years ago, my Uncle Les died of cancer. He seemed fine on Mother’s Day. He was gone at the end of July. It was...
4 Ways To Talk About Hard Things
We can all do hard things. And one of the hardest things to do is to talk about hard things. Things that are awkward or uncomfortable. Things that make us feel vulnerable, even stupid. We need to talk about hard things. Why Talk About Hard Things? It would be super easy to jump straight...