Equal parts serendipity and determination recently brought me the enviable gift of two weeks in Greece. I have wanted to visit the birthplace of western democracy, philosophy, and theatre for decades; I also desperately needed a vacation—a change of ...

Do you know what your values are? This is a safe space, you can tell the truth. I’ll go first. Up until about a year ago I regularly heard people talk about making “values-based decisions” or saying things like “I put a high value on X so this thing ...

We’ve been spending our time here on Press Release, digging into the question of the month, musing on time spent as a reflection of our values, and learning how to be a star not a blob. But I want to pause on all of that for a minute and answer the q...

I'm very excited to kick off a monthly guest blog spot, with this thoughtful piece about the relationship between food and thriving.  The author, Robyn Kiener, is a nutrition coach and the founder of Robyn's Basket, a meal planning service that makes...

I really struggled with what to call this blog post. It started out as a funny story about my wrestling match between productivity and “puttering”, about how I love a to do list, but also how important unstructured time is for my overall productivity...

When I was in college and trying to figure out what do with my life, an advisor gave me the following “assignment”—make a list of all of the things you’ve done in your life that you loved doing, the experiences that have been meaningful and given you...