Part I: Introduction and Methodology I've been wrestling with Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation  - agreeing with many points while...

This year, as in the last two, my challenge was to read 50 books. I read very slowly, especially in English. I added to the challenge...

Biggest Accomplishment My biggest accomplishment this year was finally finding a publisher. I’ve debated this a lot, and I’m pleased with...

Image from Wix Media I’ve been thinking a lot about systems lately. Several different conversations ended up being about them. I talked...

I don't feel like writing a blog post; every idea seems trite and contrived like it had been discussed ad nauseam. So, I thought I might...

I learned to read when I was about three years old. I read death notices. Back in the 1980s, when someone died, the family would print...

There’s a distinction between optimism and hope. I heard it first in a podcast (in Hebrew) and found it later in a paper by Jeffrey...

I’ve been testing the water by talking to people IRL about my book. On the one hand, each conversation is different. I open up the...

I know the spooky season is technically over, but I got distracted by The Great Reorganisation of 2024 , and I’ve been trying to write...

My Dearest, My, how you’ve grown this year. I can’t believe you are fifteen already. I feel like I only had you yesterday, and (as you’re...

I’ve been feeling overwhelmed lately. Like I have too many things to do. Like I’m forgetting something important. It took me a while to...

Lately, I’ve been reflecting on my relationship with my phone. I find that if I have an excellent relationship (or a terrible...

A year ago, we woke up into a nightmare. What I still find hard to believe, what re-astonishes me even today, is that we are still living...

The story centres around Ruth Jefferson, an experienced African-American labour and delivery nurse who finds herself at the centre of a...

I’ve been reflecting lately on what it takes to be a writer. There are thousands, probably even millions, of people out there who want to...

Every   year , before the beginning of the school year, I set   goals  for myself. At some point quite recently, I realised that I...

On Trust, Tragic heroines, and telling Full disclosure: Lucy (AKA Lizzie Fry) is my mentor . One of the reasons I chose to work with her...

We had the absolute privilege to attend some Olympic events in person this year. First, logistics. It was nice to have the games so close...

I’m at the tail end (under sixty days left) of the year-long meditation course over on Headspace. It has taken me over a year for various...

I took the young people to Israel earlier this summer. I’ve been thinking about writing about the trip here. On the one hand, it’s...