by LivingROI | Mar 14, 2021 | Blog
The news has been chock-full of distressing stories about racism and the harassment and violence that have resulted from it. A new awareness has dawned for many of us: We must acknowledge the reality and impact of racism and prejudice across several groups, and we...
by LivingROI | Mar 7, 2021 | Blog
In last week’s Ezra Klein Show for The New York Times, Klein interviews Cal Newport about his new book, A World Without Email. Worth listening to. Most of us are familiar with the damage that constant multitasking on digital devices can do to our brains and our...
by LivingROI | Feb 28, 2021 | Blog
Your brain knows how to turn your vision into a reality. Look around you right now and find things that are red. Isn’t it amazing how the red items just pop out when you’re looking for them? You can thank the Reticular Activating System (RAS) for that. RAS is a...
by LivingROI | Feb 21, 2021 | Blog
Those of you who have been following my blog for a while know that one of my passions is creating enlightened workplaces, starting with my own. Too many of our fellow humans (that may include you as well) are subjected to a dispiriting environment at work. In some...
by LivingROI | Feb 14, 2021 | Blog
Would you like a fresh start after this crazy last 12 months? Well, you’re in luck. The year has just turned for more than 1.5 billion people. Not on January 1, but on February 12. It’s the Lunar New Year, which falls on the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar,...
by LivingROI | Feb 7, 2021 | Blog
We have access to a lot of information about ourselves if we want it. I did 23andMe several years ago. Unsurprisingly, I am 97% Irish/Scottish. I hadn’t realized the depth of my Scottish connection until I uncovered some family research a few years ago. I was excited...
