On a recent Sunday afternoon, I sat among a capacity crowd in a darkened auditorium. I sat on the edge of my seat as, upon the stage, about a hundred young people between the ages of ten and seventeen played complex classical musical masterpieces with stunning perfection. The music by Beethoven, Bruch, and Mahler was...
What three changes could you institute that would improve your life? Most people know exactly what they ought to do and what they ought to stop doing that would make their lives better. Which begs the question—why don’t we just go ahead and do these things? The answer is what I call “The Force of...
If you’re fortunate enough to have a new baby in your life you already know how he or she constantly brings moments of joyful discovery. Here is one that recently startled me. From about their first birthday, babies respond to eye cues more than head direction cues. This is really quite amazing. What this means...
