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For decades there was an aircraft company was known for safety and engineering excellence above all things. They made some of the best, most reliable aircraft in the world. Their market share grew and grew as they became the preferred aircraft of airlines all around...

I have to admit something: a few weeks ago, in my “scheduling rest” post, I originally had several references to rhythmic weeks, and even had a line that was something like, “you can read more about rhythmic weeks here” with the intention of linking to a blog post...

Dr. Katalin Karikó is a Hungarian scientist. For about 30 years she was working in a series of fairly unprestigious jobs, following a very specific line of research that she was fascinated by. She was, unfortunately, about the only one interested in it. Working on a...

Last week, my husband and I were watching an old episode of The Newsroom. If you don't know the show, that's totally understandable because it only ran for 2 seasons 10 years ago. All you need to know is that it's a workplace drama built around a nightly cable news...

We have been in a series on establishing healthier systems to care for ourselves as we head into Fall Kick-off season. The last two posts have focused on rest, but I also want to take a moment and offer a word of grace towards another one of our complex relationships:...

Last week, we discussed a very simple and profound idea - that the only cure for tiredness is rest. That despite all of our efforts to the contrary, we cannot think, spend, or “hack” our way out of our need for rest, and more of it than often feels conducive to our...