Category Archive: Work

creativity & improvision (the art of winging it)

You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm – Colette My first post about creativity (“The Creative Habit: Use It or Lose It”) discussed how creativity is the result of being… Continue reading

one iPad per child?

I dashed into work this Wednesday to hear Nicholas Negroponte, the visionary who combined technology and philanthropy to create One Laptop Per Child. One Laptop Per Child, now in its fifth year, has… Continue reading

The creative habit: use it or lose it

I made one of my crazy 24-hour whirlwind visits to NYC last weekend. Among other things (some of which I’ll probably write about here, eventually), my friends and I went to the Body… Continue reading

Friends without benefits: the new reality of work

Nothing in life is forever. As a freelance writer, I’ve learned to appreciate the impermanence of life—and work—better than most. But now, the possibility of finding viable full-time work is looking like even… Continue reading