Why it’s so hard to apologize
We suck at apologizing. And it’s no wonder. From pre-K to politics, contradictions about how and when to express remorse surround us. A bad start As young kids, one of the first phrases we are prompted to say is, “I’m sorry”. In parallel to lessons espousing honesty, we are taught that apologizing is Read more
Writing Potential
For most of my childhood and adolescence I wanted to be a writer. While my top choices were (1) eccentric novelist living in Paris, (2) prolific Rolling Stone reporter, or (3) jet-set Condé Nast travel writer, I would have settled for being a newspaper journalist. My parents were willing to pay for college tuition, but Read more
