I have been writing and revising “How To Not Write” since 1977, the year the late T. George Harris took a chance on me. Founder of Psychology Today and American Health, T. George was then at New York magazine. I worked in educational publishing (as editor and author). He patiently — and, in retrospect, […]
The Suprising Secret of Good Geezerhood
This just in…. forget what the AARP and the Harvard Health Newsletter tell you. Forget doing crossword puzzles or learning a foreign language. Instead, keep doing what you’ve always done. I learned this from my neighbor and friend, Marge. She’s 101½ and lives alone. How does she manage? “I keep breathing.” But it’s more than […]
God bless the children and Pope Francis
Like many, I am appalled by and afraid of what’s happening in the world. Each next thing somehow tops the one before it — the one you thought would be the last straw. But no, the bad news and the bizarre keep rolling in, like a fog that blinds and suffocates. I shake my head […]
Ten Somewhat-Effective Strategies for Putting Away Your “Stuff”!
“Decluttering,” first used in 1950, is everywhere, thanks to Marie Kondo, who has her own Netflix show and whose name — used as a verb, no less — even made it into Orange is the New Black’s last season. Kondo’s book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, set […]