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We’re Living Through the ‘Boring Apocalypse’
It could have been a scene straight out of an apocalyptic horror movie. When the World Health Organization declared the Omicron variant of the coronavirus a “variant of concern” in late November, borders closed, markets
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They Died From Covid. Then the Online Attacks Started.
… Just as cellphones have changed American policing, social media has transformed the way Americans chronicle their lives and, increasingly, their demise. It has also resulted in many people leaving behind a trail of ideology
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Five Principles for a Better Post-Pandemic You
As an executive coach, I saw a troubling trend among my clients even before Covid-19: Many were exhausted and on a path to burnout, if they weren’t already there. The chief physician of a large
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I’m Not Alone In Feeling Lonely. There Are Ways to Fight Loneliness.
I am lonely. Okay, not all the time. I do have good friends, and a loving family. Heck, I even have a puppy. But I’m divorced, and several close friends — including a beloved ex
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Why ‘Tight’ Cultures Had Better COVID Responses
“Culture is omnipresent: It’s all around us, but it’s invisible. We take it for granted,” says Michele Gelfand, professor of organizational behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. “Often, when we get outside of
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The Pandemic Is Still Making Us Feel Terrible
“How we feelin’ out there tonight?” Bo Burnham asks an imaginary audience during his comedy special Inside, which he self-filmed from a single room over the course of a year. “Heh, haha, yeahhhhh,” he says to