I have been a fan of Roger Fed­erer since I first saw him inter­viewed in 2003. I was struck then by his poise and his grace and the way he thinks about the game. And now, at just 27 years old, with 14 Grand Slam titles to his name, he’s still as con­sis­tent as ever. Federer’s […]

Out­liers (by Mal­colm Glad­well) and Tal­ent is Over­rated (by Geoff Colvin) show us that it doesn’t mat­ter what you’re born with; out­stand­ing suc­cess is avail­able to any­one who will fol­low a few sim­ple tips, the ones you’ll find below.

The gift is to the giver… it can­not fail. –Walt Whit­man Lewis Hyde’s book The Gift has taught me a lot; for one thing, it explains how gifts are the cur­rency of com­mu­nity. The les­son: if you want to make some­one a part of your com­mu­nity, be gen­er­ous to them. If they accept your kind­ness (and […]

I’ve taken some time this week (and review­ing it every few months) re-evaluating my sense of what I enjoy doing. A lot of things other peo­ple want to do in their lives I have no inter­est in. But here is my list of the  Here are the 62 ideas I’ve had so far. So ah-hem, I’d like to: Learn […]

Nain is the Welsh word for grand­mother. My nain Gwenda Thain was born on this day in 1922. In hon­our of her birth­day, I’d like to share some of her advice about life:

Barry Schwartz explains why hav­ing the free­dom to choose can actu­ally decrease your happiness.