Why Do We Keep So Much Stuff?

Keep less. Delete more. Live better.

Are the New Ways Better than the Old, or Vice Versa?

In adolescence, we all seek to innovate. By middle age, we're more likely to like traditions. And in some ways, we're right all along.

Metrics are powerful tools, but they often miss crucial truths.

In a world where information is everywhere, it's increasingly important to know who's feeding you what, why, and how.

Nature and culture conspire to create people who are never quite complete. And it's a good thing, too.

Reflections on telling nonfiction from nonsense.

No matter how well you know a thing now, it will likely look different to you someday, after your next existential transition.

What gets measured gets done. But what can't be measured may be more important.

How I learned to see farther and understand more deeply by following my dog's nose.

While clocks and calendars turn, time itself just keeps moving forward.